Collection item
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 
                        
                 
                    




 
                            