Collection item
Black & white houndstooth pantsuit
Eloise Watts was 54 in 1970 and an hotelier for most of her working life. She married Victor Watts, an expatriate East Londoner, who became a highly respected liquor industry stalwart, well-known locally and abroad. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s they ran the Civic Tavern in Auckland’s CBD, establishing its London Bar, a jazz hub with a great variety of punters and “one of... more
Details
Credit:
Garment loan courtesy of Eloise Watts
Copyright:
Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 Licence
Designer:
Alma Kimber
Manufacturing location:
Chancery St, Auckland
Garment type:
Pantsuit, blouse
Material:
Double knit jersey, printed cotton
Features:
The unlined jacket has bracelet length bell sleeves. The blouse is sleeveless and finished at the neck with ties that can be knotted loosely or tied in a pussy bow.
Colour:
Black, white, red, cinnamon, tones of orange, yellow
Purchase location:
Auckland
Label:
Southwell
Date:
1970s