Collection item
Ball dress & draped jacket
Created for her Pakuranga College Senior School Ball, passionate home sewer Lesley Wedge used this opportunity to mould her first Vogue pattern into a personalised creation together with her mother Anne. This dress encapsulates a pivotal moment in Lesley’s teenage years. On the cusp of becoming a young woman, the dress made her feel poised, confident and chic. There was no doubt that for... more
Details
Credit:
Garment loan courtesy of Lesley Wedge
Copyright:
Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 Licence
Maker:
Lesley and Anne Wedge
Garment type:
Ball dress, jacket
Material:
Crepe
Exhibition:
Home Sewn: Original New Zealand Fashion (Auckland 2012)
Date:
1978