Ultrasuede dress with a tie belt

This dress got a lot of wear because it always looked smart and was easy to look after. Read more about Gus Fisher and the El Jay label in the New Zealand Fashion Museum publication Looking Terrific: The story of El Jay.

Details

Credit: Garment loan courtesy of Joyce Taylor
Copyright: Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 Licence
Maker: El Jay
Manufacturing location: Auckland
Garment type: Dress
Material: Ultrasuede – polyester / non fibrous polyurethane
Features: The covered buttons have hand-embroidered crosses
Label: El Jay
Date: Circa 1980