Have you kept that special dress, handbag, shoes, or even the whole outfit in the back of your wardrobe? It could be something that your mother or your grandmother passed down to you or that mini dress that you just couldn’t part with, that ball gown that you wore, or even your wedding dress. What have you got from the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s? We need outfits from every era right up to the present day.
A highlight of the Festival of Christmas, it will be a great celebration of fashion travelling through time from the 1850s to the present day and it’s being developed by a group of Wairarapa residents lead by Chris Hume.
Chris says: “We’ve got some lovely outfits already but we need more. We want to hear about what you could lend us. If you’ve got something suitable, please phone us.”
“Tell us what you’ve got! The dress size, the year your wore it, and the story behind it. We promise to take care of everything you lend us and make sure it gets returned to you. “
The format will be a parade of fashions from 1850 to 2023 in a grand fashion show held in the transformed auditorium at Kuranui College. (Craig Thorburn of Grand Illusions will work his magic!)
Contacts are: Chris Hume: 027 2433814; Jenny Tosswill: 0274776206; or Gretel Dick: 0274721176
And just to give you some ideas – here’s some of the organizing group with their contributions:
Meantime – Save the date: Saturday 15 July – the Fashion Extravaganza will be a fabulous night out and it’s raising funds to build Cobblestones Museum’s Horse Drawn Vehicles and Engines Shed .
