Collection item
Sheer coat & matching dress with tie
This dress and coat ensemble was made by Society Fashions, an Auckland-based manufacturing firm established by Bill Hall and Maurice Mihotich in 1962. Mihotich left Society a year later to establish his own label, Miss Deb. Bill, and his wife Robyn, continued to develop Society, later rebranding the company High Society.
Details
Credit:
Text and photo by Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, PC003459.
Copyright:
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington, All rights reserved
Manufacturing location:
Auckland
Garment type:
Dress, Coat
Material:
Nylon
Colour:
Blue
Label:
Society
Date:
1965
