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Clothing in Aotearoa New Zealand

By: Bronwyn Labrum (Editor), Stephanie Gibson (Editor)

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Paperback | 1 April 2008

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Offering a fresh look at the role of clothes in New Zealand history, this reference examines what New Zealanders wear and what they have worn—from the shrinking bathing suit to the black singlet—over the past three centuries, proving that clothing reveals as much as it conceals. The authors show that, despite a reputation for being wary of “looking flashy,” New Zealand has not always been a dowdy country. Essays span the clothing of pre-colonial Maori society, marching girls and castaways, and include 18th century heirloom dresses, hand-me-downs, wartime garb, and kilts. There are also extraordinary stories about the fate of a Maori cloak and an Otago farmer’s remarkable collection of 1970s high-fashion garments.

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"A significant and diverse collection of essays reflecting recent and ongoing research by academics and museum curators on aspects of New Zealand dress history." --New Zealand Journal of History
"A valuable and welcome addition to the small, but steadily growing, literature on New Zealand dress and fashion history." --Textile History

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Dressing History Up: Introduction	p. 1
He Whatu Ariki, He Kura, He Waero: Chiefly Threads, Red and White	p. 12
Unpicked for the Voyage? Heirloom Dresses in Colonial New Zealand	p. 28
Kilts as Costumes: Identity, Resistance and Tradition	p. 41
Every Garment Tells a Story: Exploring Public Collections	p. 59
'What are These, So Withered, and So Wild in their Attire?' Castaways' Clothing from the Auckland Islands	p. 76
Weaving a Journey: The Story of a Unique Cloak	p. 94
Hand-Me-Downs and Respectability: Clothing and the Needy	p. 112
'Just the Thing': Shopping for Clothes in Palmerston North	p. 132
On the Beach: Or the 'Unbearable Scandal' of Shrinking Swimwear	p. 154
Dressing for War: Glamour and Duty in Women's Lives During the Second World War	p. 168
Moving in Unison, Dressing in Uniform: Stepping Out in Style with Marching Teams	p. 186
Engaging in Mischief: The Black Singlet in New Zealand Culture	p. 206
One Man's Fantasy: The Eden Hore Collection of High and Exotic Fashion Garments	p. 222
Notes	p. 245
Further Reading	p. 276
Index	p. 278
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