Hand-printed velveteen dress

Robin Royds worked in 1970s Christchurch designing printed fabric garments. This cotton velveteen dress belonged to Anneke Borren. Robin and another fabric printer, Pam Maling, printed a similar silver pattern on a black velvet dress made by Zora Price. 

Details

Credit: Garment loan courtesy of Anneke Borren
Copyright: Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 Licence
Designer: Robin Royds
Manufacturing location: Christchurch
Garment type: Dress
Material: Cotton velveteen
Features: Decorative ribbon on the shoulders and hand-printed fabric.
Colour: Navy blue
Label: Robin Royds
Date: Circa 1975