Collection item
Cocktail dress with sequin straps & bow
This black dress was worn on a dinner date with the man that Anna then married. They dined at Michael’s Caprice and ate oysters, duck à la orange and crème caramel for dessert. 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:
Anna Coffey-Noall, Auckland
Copyright:
Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 Licence
Maker:
El Jay
Manufacturing location:
Auckland
Garment type:
Cocktail dress
Material:
Black polyester crepe, sequins
Features:
The wide sequinned shoulder straps form a ‘V’ in the front and is finished with a flat bow.
Colour:
Black
Label:
El Jay
Date:
1968
