Collection item
Leather dress & coat with button screen-print
Nita Henry took the New Zealand fashion scene by storm in the 1980s with her detailed leatherwear ranges. Working as a seamstress from age 15 and also involved in the fashion industry as a model, the Christchurch based designer was making and selling leather garments under her own name into shops throughout New Zealand and Australia by the age of 21.
Details
Credit:
Image from Fashion Quarterly, Winter 1987
Copyright:
Image © Fashion Quarterly
Designer:
Nita Henry
Manufacturing location:
Christchurch
Garment type:
Dress, coat, hat
Material:
Leather
Features:
Screen-printed dot buttons
Colour:
White, black
Label:
Nita Henry
Date:
1987
