Costume design for Victory Queen Carnival, 'Navy'

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Costume design for Victory Queen Carnival, 'Navy'

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Mollie Rodie created this sketch for the grand finale of the Victory Queen Carnival held in Wellington Town Hall in June 1941. Queen carnivals were a popular way to raise money during World War II. Women dressed in fabulous outfits and competed for votes to raise money for patriotic causes. The winner was crowned Queen of Victory. This particular sketch was for the Navy princess supporting the Queen of Fighting Services. The Victory Queen Carnival finale was the triumphant end to a four-month...

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Image

Date created

1941

Creator

Mollie Rodie Mackenzie

URL

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/907916

Related subjects

Costumes / paper / poster colour / ink / drawings / design drawings / fashion illustrations / illustration / Wellington

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