Collection item
Colour block long dress
Fiona purchased this dress in 1970 to wear to a ball after seeing a version of it in Paraphanalia. "The original dress was a short one, but I wanted it long so the owner of the store made this one specially for me to wear. It was a bit different as then everyone was wearing girly, frilly dresses to balls. This one with its colour blocking, modern phrase, was a little different. I loved it and wore it a few more times after the ball to clubs, etc." Read more about 1970s fashion in the New Zealand Fashion Museum publication The Age of Aquarius: A 70s Revolution in Fashion.
Details
Credit:
Garment loan courtesy of Fiona Carter
Copyright:
Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 Licence
Designer:
Unknown
Garment type:
Dress
Material:
Satin
Features:
Colour blocked full-length dress
Colour:
Black, purple, cherry
Purchase location:
Durham St, Auckland
Exhibition:
The Age of Aquarius: A 70s Revolution in Fashion
Label:
Paraphanalia
Date:
1970s
