item details
NamePhotographs, Transperencies & Negatives
ProductionLiz Mitchell; creating agency; circa 1985-2009
Classificationcolour photographs, black-and-white photographs, negatives, transparencies, slides, dye diffusion transfer prints, notes
Materialsphotographic paper, photographic gelatin, dye, silver, cut film, plastic laminate, paper, pressure-sensitive tape, printing ink, ink
Techniquescolour photography, black-and-white photography, chromogenic processes, handwriting, printing, laminating, internal dye diffusion transfer process
Registration NumberCA001149
Credit linePurchased 2013
Overview
This series visually displays the history of Liz Mitchell’s design career from her beginnings in television costume design to the establishment of her fashion design business in the late 1980s and becoming one of New Zealand’s leading fashion designers.
These photographs, transparencies, slides and negatives were used for various advertisement campaigns in publications, magazines and for miscellaneous retail and advertising ephemera. They were also displayed by Liz Mitchell, as reference of her previous work and experience and as testimonials for clients.
Included in this are images of Liz Mitchell’s ready to wear fashion lines, made to measure garments, bridal gowns and costumes designed for television.