outfit, cocktail, dress with matching hat, short sheath dress in cream lace re-embroidered with pink and cream silk braid sewn into a decorative floral pattern, fully lined with cream silk satin, short sleeves with scalloped edge, scalloped hem, wide scoop neckline, padded at bust and shoulders, darts to front and back for shaping, small kick-back slit to centre back, zipper centre back, hat is close fitting dome shape, brimless with softly draped silk organza to outer in cream and pink, three large artificial roses to left proper side in pink and gold with cream silk/satin cords falling bellow, brown elastic hat strap, white silk/satin lining, hat came with large white cardboard box with Dolly Vardin label to lid; outfit won third place in 'Fashion in the Field', Boxing Day Races, Ellerslie, Auckland, 1994

Applied Arts and Design