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