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Costume - dress with cape effect

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GH014530/1; Costume - dress with cape effect; 1970s; Unknown
GH014530/1; Costume - dress with cape effect; 1970s; Unknown
GH014530/1; Costume - dress with cape effect; 1970s; Unknown
GH014530/1; Costume - dress with cape effect; 1970s; Unknown
GH014530/1; Costume - dress with cape effect; 1970s; Unknown
GH014530/1; Costume - dress with cape effect; 1970s; Unknown
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item details

NameCostume - dress with cape effect
ProductionUnknown; 1970s; Wellington
Classificationdresses
Materialssynthetic fibre, metal, rubber, plastic
Registration NumberGH014530/1
Credit linePurchased 2003

Overview

Drag artist Toni Rogét, aka 'Frankie', wore this dress to perform on stage in the cabaret act 'Frankie and Johnny' (Johnny Croskery). Frank Lund (Rogét), who made many of his own costumes, regularly headlined at Carmen’s Balcony nightclub in Wellington, famous for alternative LGBTQI+ entertainment in the 1970s.