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Susan Holmes Fashion Archive ~ Retro Fashion
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Susan Holmes
1981
'Waterlily' dress
Commissioned as a wedding dress.
Top and skirt in dyed silk organza with stencilled ripples
Lined with crepe de cine. Silk organza veil. Sculptured water lilies in silk satin
Featured in Kaleidoscope TV Arts program in 1981
Digital scan of photograph from artist's portfolio
Garment location unknown
Photo: Phil Fogle

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