Collection item
Cobalt & black print summer dress
Roystyles was originally established in 1945 on Elliott Street in Auckland central. They later moved to premises in Shortland Street. They made labels such as Miss Hebe under licence, as well as their own Roystyles label. The bound buttonholes (a labour-intensive detail) and the curved finished edge at the neckline and front hem indicate that it was an expensive dress.
Details
Model
Dolly DeStory
Copyright:
Image © DollyDeStory
Credit:
Garment loan courtesy of Dolly DeStory
Copyright:
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 New Zealand License
Designer:
Unknown
Manufacturing location:
Shortland Street, Auckland
Garment type:
Day dress
Material:
Cotton
Colour:
Cobalt blue, black
Label:
Roystyles
Date:
1960s