Evening gown with zig-zag sequinned bodice

Kevin Berkahn returned to Auckland from Australia in 1984. He opened an inner-city boutique, Plums, that attracted society women and fashionable professionals. This black evening gown is modelled in the boutique by Susanna Williams who was also a designer. She won the Young Design Award at the Benson & Hedges Fashion Design Awards in 1982.

Details

Photographer: Unknown
Model Susanna Williams
Credit: Image from Auckland Star
Copyright: Image © Stuff
Designer: Kevin Berkahn
Manufacturing location: Auckland
Garment type: Evening gown
Material: Taffeta, sequins
Colour: Black
Purchase location: Plums Boutique, Auckland
Label: Kevin Berkahn
Date: Mid 1980s