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Susan Holmes Fashion Archive ~ Retro Fashion

Susan Holmes
1984
Hand painted dress of cream tussah silk. Trimmed with frayed bias cut charcoal silk.

Made for a feature in More magazine, May 1984, showing how to make a hand painted dress. The dress pattern was provided as well as the painting and sewing instructions.

Digital scan of magazine page from artist's portfolio
Location unknown
Photographer: Phil Fogle

Angela Fraser, Patterns of Identity: Textiles in Aotearoa Research Team, 2010