Collection item
Trelise Cooper satin Little Black Dress, 2005
Carolyn Enting, editor, and award-winning feature writer describes this as a "dress I can't part with". This Trelise Cooper black satin cocktail dress from 2005 is a quintessential LBD, and was worn to a NZFW opening, as well as Australian Fashion Week, where she recalls garnering a lot of attention from designers at the event.
This was a favourite for many other social gatherings, with its classic styling reminiscent of classic cocktail dresses of the 1960s, featuring a voluminous ruffle as a shelf bust detail, contrasting with an otherwise fitted and slim silhouette. This was often paired with a Laurie Foon black satin jacket (pictured).
Details
Photographer:
Denise Baynham
Credit:
Garment loan courtesy of Carolyn Enting
Copyright:
Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 Licence
Credit:
Scan courtesy of Carolyn Enting, The Dominion Post, May 2, 2006
Copyright:
Image © Carolyn Enting
Credit:
Photograph courtesy of Carolyn Enting, April 2006
Copyright:
Image © Carolyn Enting
Designer:
Trelise Cooper
Garment type:
black cocktail dress
Material:
Black satin
Features:
Ruffle detail at bust out of self fabric, diamanté embellishment
Colour:
Black
Purchase location:
Unity Collection, Customhouse Quay, Wellington
Last published:
Faberuary 2025
Label:
Trelise Cooper
Date:
2005