Collection item
Buttercup cocktail dress
This dress was purchased from Kirkcaldie & Stains in Wellington to wear to a cocktail party held
 at the Bank of New Zealand
 head office. It has a fashionable dropped waist which is finished with a Dior bow. The colour and texture of the dress make it glow like a buttercup in sunlight. Read more about Gus Fisher and the El Jay label in the New Zealand Fashion Museum publication Looking Terrific: The story of El Jay.
Details
Credit:
Garment loan courtesy of Sandie and Davina Alexander
Copyright:
Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 Licence
Maker:
El Jay
Manufacturing location:
Auckland
Garment type:
Cocktail dress
Material:
Textured man-made fibre
Features:
The side panel is cut straight across creating a square finish armhole
Colour:
Buttercup yellow
Purchase location:
Kirkcaldie & Stains, Wellington
Label:
El Jay
Date:
1969