Collection item
Coat with a sailor boy collar
Ainslie remembers that her mother, Gertrude Smaill, wore the coat in the 1950s when the family lived on a farm in Otago. The bracelet length sleeve was fashionable at this time and allowed for accessories such as elbow length gloves and jewellery to feature as part of the ensemble. 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:
Ainslie Smaill, Auckland
Copyright:
Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 Licence
Maker:
El Jay
Manufacturing location:
Auckland
Garment type:
Coat
Material:
Wool
Features:
bracelet length sleeve with turnback, no buttons
Colour:
Red
Label:
El Jay
Date:
circa 1957
