Collection item
Thornton Hall Safari-style suit, 1980s
This Safari-style suit originally came in three pieces, consisting of the jacket and a choice of either a skirt (shown) or a pair of jodhpur-style pants made from a heavy pin-striped cotton. While the jacket is a size 12, the skirt shown is a size 14. Thornton Hall was a large scale manufacturing company operated by Brian Hall and Isabel Harris.
Details
Credit:
Photo from Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, PC004458. Gift of Beverley Eriksen, 1996.
Copyright:
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington, All rights reserved
Designer:
Isabel Harris
Manufacturing location:
Auckland
Garment type:
Jacket, skirt, jodpur-style trousers
Material:
Cotton with synthetic lining and metal buttons
Colour:
Tan
Label:
Thornton Hall
Date:
1980s
