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cocktail dress

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  • Description

    Grey silk taffeta woman's cocktail dress with short sleeves and zip fastener at the back, silk overlaid with heavy cotton lace floral motifs consisting of rosettes with a circlet of daisies and grey centres, held in place with a trellis of leaves, grey silk underlay is visible from under the arms to the shoulders and short sleeves, bodice pleated with two darts and swath of grey silk, fabric label stitched into collar: 'Bruce Papas / Designer for / Milne & Choice . . .

    Made in New Zealand', size 16

  • Place
  • Accession Number
    2017.78.1
  • Accession Date
    15 Sep 2017
  • Department
cocktail dress, 2017.78.1

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