Collection item
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