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' with 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.