Marching Girl's boots

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Marching Girl's boots

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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

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Te Papa Collections Online

Description

Since the 1920s, New Zealand girls and young women have marched in precision formation in striking outfits. From the mid 1940s to the 1970s, marching became a major sport in which thousands of girls and young women marched in parades, competitions, and civic receptions for visiting royalty and dignitaries. White boots and white gloves were an important part of a marching girl's uniform, for as they 'drew attention to the extremities of the body in marching stride and gave pleasing effect to a...

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Date created

1959

URL

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/56293

Related subjects

leather / boots

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