Collection item
Day dress with a shoestring belt
Beverly Davidson usually sewed and knitted the clothes for her large family, but on this occasion treated herself to a shop-bought garment - this day dress by El Jay. "This dress was on display at The DIC in Lower Hutt. I looked at the dress and I’ll swear it said, 'Please try me on'. The moment the dress slipped over my head it was sold. I turned before the mirror and I was in love!" 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:
Beverly Davidson, Lower Hutt
Copyright:
Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 Licence
Maker:
El Jay
Manufacturing location:
Auckland
Garment type:
Day dress
Material:
Acrylic knit
Features:
The skirt has eight flaring panels and a shoestring belt
Purchase location:
The DIC in Lower Hutt
Label:
EVERYDAY by El Jay
Date:
Circa 1983
