Garment of the week
This gown is a collaboration between Karen Walker and the Cook Island group Kūki ‘Airani Creative Māmās, led by Aitutaki-born Tukua Turia. The tivaevae flowers depict traditional flora of the Cook Islands, including gardenia, jasmine, orchid, hibiscus, fruit salad plant, red ginger, frangipani and the Cook Islands national flower – Tiare Māori. The iconic Karen Walker daisy motif also appears on the garment.
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With no fixed abode other than this website, the New Zealand Fashion Museum is for anyone with a love of fashion, heritage, innovation and creativity. It is a museum dedicated to the curation of New Zealand’s rich fashion story, making what we wear an essential part of the cultural conversation in the present and for the future.
