Collection item
Gown with embroidered sleeves & bodice
Jennie Goodwin became New Zealand's first female television newsreader when she started at the brand new channel, TV2, in June 1975. She was still working in the media in 1989 when she was invited to the opening of the Pan Pacific Hotel in Auckland. It was a black tie event so she visited Patrick Steel in his showroom on Parnell Road. "He was an absolute whiz," she recalls. "He came up with a couple of freehand sketches on the spot and showed me suitable fabric." The gown took Patrick about a week to make.
Details
Credit:
Garment loan courtesy of Jennie Forder (nee Goodwin)
Copyright:
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 New Zealand License
Designer:
Patrick Steel
Manufacturing location:
Parnell Road, Auckland
Garment type:
Evening gown
Material:
Polyester faille, embroidered sequin net, glass buttons
Features:
The bodice and sleeves are made from netting embroidered with sequinned flowers.
Colour:
Black, silver
Purchase location:
Parnell Road, Auckland
Label:
Patrick Steel
Date:
1989