item details
NameSkirt, women's
ProductionKim Fraser; fashion designer; 1987; New Zealand
Classificationskirts
Materialsleather
Registration NumberGH017148/3
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 fashion 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 made the skirt 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).