Collection Highlight - Chlorofile Garden Party red floral crochet knit jumper, 1988
Chlorofile designer Wendy Nelson made this wool crochet jumper entirely by hand, including the three-dimensional crochet flowers in yellow and lilac that have been stitched on at the centre of the repeating base motif. This garment featured in a fashion show at the nightclub Don't tell Mama (or DTM's as it was also known as) on Karangahape Rd.
We’re not your typical museum.
With no fixed abode other than this website, the New Zealand Fashion Museum is for anyone with a love of fashion, heritage, innovative ideas and creativity. It is a museum dedicated to sharing Aotearoa's rich fashion story, making what we wear an essential part of the cultural conversation in the present and for the future.
