item details
NameJacket, women's
ProductionKim Fraser; fashion designer; 1987; New Zealand
Classificationjackets
Materialsleather
Registration NumberGH017148/1
Credit lineGift of Vaughan Crimmins on behalf of his late wife Pauline Crimmins, 2011
Overview
This is a very good example of 1980s women's fashionwear made completely from leather. It was made at a time when such a specialist fashion industry was viable in New Zealand.
Fashion designer Kim Fraser custom-made this jacket for Pauline Crimmins, who was also a designer.
The bovine leather was prepared by Astley tannery, a significant and long-lasting Auckland business (1888-2008).