Black dress with roulé at back

This dress was part of Wendy Ganley's first collection. It is labelled Adèle, the name she used before she settled on Elle. "I had to get labels made for my garments in [a] fashion parade and Adèle (my middle name) was the quickest answer."

Details

Credit: Garment loan courtesy of Joanna and Stella Bell
Copyright: Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 Licence
Designer: Wendy Ganley
Manufacturing location: Hamilton
Garment type: Dress
Features: An overlay drape to the waist with roulé pieces escaping from the top of the drape.
Colour: Black
Label: Adèle
Date: 1964