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NameThe Academy of Elegance Certificates and Diplomas
ProductionJillian Bussell; creating agency; 1960s-1980s
Classificationcertificates, diplomas, frames
Materialspaper, cardboard, printing ink, wood, glass
Techniquesprinting, handwriting
Registration NumberCA001163
Credit lineGift of John Bussell in memory of Jill von Kohorne (nee Bussell), 2013
Overview
This series represents a collection of certificates and awards presented to Jill Bussell.
The Academy of Elegance Archive documents the life of a successful and well known career woman, Jill Bussell. It provides an insight into the business of training young women (and men) in grooming, deportment and modelling, over a 20 year period, from 1964 through to the 'dress for success' movement of the 1980s.
The archive documents Jill Bussell's social life in Wellington, as well as her changing personal image and wardrobe.