Collection: 1960s and earlier

the 1960s saw the wahine disaster, the vietnam war and the rise of television - this shrank the world, and by the mid-1960s, young kiwis were wearing the same styles as their contemporaries overseas. This meant women wearing trousers and showing more and more leg. The mini-skirt, popularised by English designer, Mary Quant, quickly earned its place as the decade's most iconic look. Others chose to bare very little by choosing the maxi skirt.

fashion was all nz made - notable kiwi designers included babs radon and el jay, and miss deb began in 1963