Collection item
Polka dot swimsuit with flared skirt
This Jantzen swimsuit was made under license in New Zealand. It belonged to Ngaire Dakers, nee Kerr-Taylor. "My mother lived north of Auckland all her married life," says her daughter Verna Collins. "Married to a schoolteacher, we had five homes by the time I was 12. During the war my mother took over teaching at the sole charge Kerikeri Inlet School till Dad returned.... more
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Credit:
Courtesy of Verna Collins
Copyright:
Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 Licence
Credit:
Courtesy of Verna Collins
Copyright:
Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 Licence
Designer:
Unknown
Manufacturing location:
A J Coleman, Tawa, Wellington
Garment type:
Swimsuit
Material:
Cotton with lastex
Features:
Polka dot print
Colour:
Navy & white
Label:
Jantzen
Date:
1940s