Collection item
Day dress with floating panels
This dress was purchased originally by Carol's mother to wear to her wedding in 1965. Emma Knuckey manufactured her designs for a range of retailers including the prestigious department stores such as Smith & Caughey's but also exclusively for top end boutiques like Iris Currie who had their own labels included in the garment.
Details
Credit:
Loan courtesy of Carol Mosedale.
Copyright:
Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 Licence
Designer:
Emma Knuckey
Manufacturing location:
Auckland
Garment type:
Day dress
Material:
Slub silk, abstract print habutai silk
Features:
The dress has asymmetric floating panels in self fabric lined with printed silk that matches the waist sash.
Colour:
Smokey grey
Purchase location:
Iris Currie Salon, 246 Queen Street, Auckland
Exhibition:
Walk the Walk: A history of fashion in the city, March 2017
Label:
Emma Knuckey
Date:
1965
