| Susan Holmes Fashion Archive ~ Retro Fashion |
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Susan Holmes |
late 1970's |
'Parachute' dress |
Made of a pure silk supply parachute (dated 1941) |
Dyed and the small holes covered with silk satin appliqueed petals. " This started me on using appliques techniques." |
Featured on the cover of Headway, a New Zealand hair dressing magazine |
Digital scan of magazine page from artist's portfolio |
Location unknown |
Photographer unknown |
Angela Fraser, Patterns of Identity: Textiles in Aotearoa Research Team, 2010 |