Silver peach ballgown

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Title

Silver peach ballgown

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New Zealand Fashion Museum

Collection

New Zealand Fashion Museum

Description

This Chrismodel ball gown was bought for Margaret Mohi from Waimarama, Hastings. Her daughter Adele Mohi McGoverin says that when her Mum was in her late teens living in Rotorua, a movie producer came to town and wanted to take Mum back to Hollywood. "Mum and her sister and cousin Nora appeared in several publicity photos for Rotorua and Mum was also on the cover of a cruise ship itinerary in 1939."

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Date created

Late 1940s

URL

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Related subjects

Ball gown

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