Collection item
Cotton voile dress with cornelli detail
This dress is a typical Annie Bonza design from the 1970s. One of Annie’s first attempts at braiding on clothing was influenced by an Austrian friend. "She was a forceful character and had a huge influence over everyone. She and her sister had been smuggled out of Austria in the early part of the war, and they’d ended up in England in a women’s... more
Details
Credit:
Garment loan courtesy of Mattie Wall
Copyright:
Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 Licence
Designer:
Annie Bonza
Manufacturing location:
Auckland
Garment type:
Dress
Material:
Cotton voile print, plain cotton
Features:
The border print has been used to accentuate the design lines at the front and on the head of the very wide sleeves
Colour:
Tomato red, black, peach with cornelli trim in teal, cream, black
Purchase location:
Theatre Lane, Auckland
Exhibition:
The Age of Aquarius: A 70s Revolution in Fashion
Label:
Annie Bonza Clothes
Date:
Early 1970s
