Collection item
Panne velvet dinner dress & platform shoes
Carolyn used to wear this Colin Cole dress to dinner parties. "I threw it on with an Afro wig and platforms and I felt fantastic!" Wearing a wig was commonplace in the 1970s. Carolyn would wear her wig decorated with yellow straw flowers.
Details
Credit:
Courtesy of Carolyn McCondach
Copyright:
Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 Licence
Designer:
Colin Cole
Manufacturing location:
Auckland
Garment type:
Dinner dress, shoes
Material:
Velvet (dress), leather (shoes)
Features:
The dress is made from self dot velvet, where the dot is woven using a different stitch style or depth to contrast against the rest of the fabric.
Colour:
Purple (dress), black (shoes)
Label:
Colin Cole
Date:
1970s
