Apr 15

The Way We Wore: 50’s Shutter Shades

Published on 15 Apr 2011 at 9:05 PM

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Hot damn, look at those glasses! And I thought Kanye started this whole shutter shades trend, but seems it’s been around for ages. She wears them better as well. Could you imagine someone wearing the modern equivalent of these to the races? I bet they would be thrown out, or at least be told to take them off.

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Mar 30

The Way We Wore: 1950’s Racewear

Published on 30 Mar 2011 at 11:10 PM

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This lady is at the Trentham races in Wellington. Look at her fox fur! She looks so well put together.

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Sep 13

The Way We Wore- 1944 Display Windows

Published on 13 Sep 2010 at 5:27 AM

DIC display windows with 1944 women's fashions

Mannequins modelling ladies fashion in the display windows of the Drapery and General Importing Company of New Zealand Ltd (DIC) store building on the corner of Lambton Quay and Brandon Street, Wellington.

As a consummate window shopper, I love display windows. It’s so bad my husband has learnt that he has to stay on the opposite side of the windows when we walk down a street/inside a mall so I can leer at the mannequins. This display is quite sparse compared to modern versions but it’s quite beautiful in it’s simplicity. I can imagine myself right now peering through the glass…

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Aug 22

The Way We Wore- Wacky 1910 Accessories

Published on 22 Aug 2010 at 12:38 AM

Maori boy, posed with a pipe, Northland. Photograph taken circa 1910s, probably by Arthur Northwood.Maori boys performing a haka on a beach, Northland. Photograph taken 1913 by Arthur Northwood.Maori man with parasol. Photograph taken circa 1910s by Northwood brothers of Kaitaia.

Rope belts, pipes and parasols…the hot accessories of 1910 New Zealand? Maybe these three are trendsetters…

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Aug 06

The Way we Wore- Fur and Tartan

Published on 6 Aug 2010 at 2:19 AM

A portrait of two young women. They are seated and are wearing fur on the upper part of their bodies and tartan over their knees. Taken by William Andrew Collis.

This picture proves that when you’re young and have a good figure you can wear anything, even a rudimentary fur vest and a tartan blanket!

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Jul 18

The way we Wore- Traditional Maori Clothing 10

Published on 18 Jul 2010 at 7:35 AM

Portrait of a young Maori woman identified as Mere wearing a piupiu across her shoulders, and holding a patu in her right hand. Photographed by William Henry Thomas Partington in early 1900s, probably at Wanganui.Portrait of a young Maori woman with a moko and short hair, identified as Mare. She is carrying a baby on her back, both wrapped in a kakahu (Maori cloak). Photographed by William Henry Thomas Partington in early 1900s, probably at Wanganui.Mrs J A Jury and two other women, who are possibly kin to Mrs jury in some way; the women have combed their long hair out, are wearing traditional Maori kiwi cloaks and tiki (greenstone ornaments), and holding traditional weapons. Taken by Frank J Denton in 1908.

This is the last of the series- I’ve really enjoyed searching for these pictures and putting them up for everyone to see…next in the series will be Maori in Colonial/European Clothing…watch this space!

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Jul 08

The Way we Wore- Traditional Maori Clothing 9

Published on 8 Jul 2010 at 12:38 AM

Shows young Maori woman with grass skirt, and white feather in her long hair.Shows Maori woman in cloak, with bare shoulders, holding an arum lily in her left hand.Shows young Maori woman with fringed cloak, grass skirt, patu, and moko.

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Jul 03

The Way We Wore- Traditional Maori Clothing 8

Published on 3 Jul 2010 at 3:40 AM

Ada Pokiha holding a taiaha and modeling a fine feather cloak decorated along its bottom edge with a broad taniko border. Photographed at Koroniti by James Ingram McDonald in 1921.Formal portrait of an unidentified man wearing a feathered cloak, feathers in his hair and a tiki around his neck. In his hand he holds a taiaha. Taken by the Northwood Brothers.Upper body portrait of Teone Ngatuere, the son of Ngatuere Tawhirimatea Tawhao (a leading Wairarapa chief).Studio portrait (1877-1880) of a girl from the Ihaka family wearing a traditional Maori cloak.

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Jun 22

The Way We Wore- Traditional Maori Clothing 7

Published on 22 Jun 2010 at 5:01 AM

 Portrait of Harimate, a Maori girl, with moko, wearing a cloak and with a white feather in her shoulder-length hair. Photograph taken by William Henry Thomas Partington, circa 1900, probably in the Wanganui region. Portrait of Pare, a Maori girl with moko, wearing a kahu huruhuru (feather cloak), and with greenstone eardrops and ribbons in her ears. Photograph taken by William Henry Thomas Partington, circa 1900, probably in the Wanganui region.

Photograph of an unidentified Maori girl. Half length portrait taken circa 1890s by Arthur James Iles. She wears a kahu kiwi (kiwi feather cloak). A tiki hangs around her neck.Head and shoulders portrait of an unidentified young Maori woman wearing a korowai (traditional Maori tag cloak). She has a huia tail feather in her hair, and moko on her chin. Some of her long hair is elaborately dressed on top of her head. Photograph taken by William Henry Thomas Partington, ca 1900, probably at Wanganui.

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Jun 16

The Way We Wore- Traditional Maori Clothing 6

Published on 16 Jun 2010 at 9:42 PM

Te Rangituataka, circa 1885, photographed by Muir & Moodie (at Mokau?). Seated studio portrait of Take Take Rangitupu from Ranana, Wanganui River. He wears an ear adornments made of ribbon and an animal tooth. He wears a korowai (Maori tag cloak) and holds a patu. A tewhatewha lies at his feet. He sits before a painted backdrop. Photograph taken circa 1880s. Photographer unidentified.

Princess Te Kirihaehae Te Puea Herangi as a girl in the late 1890s. She is draped with Kahu huruhuru (Maori feather cloaks). There is a message in Maori across the bottom right hand corner. Photographer unidentified. Photograph taken when she was a girl believed to be dying from tuberculosis.

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