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Flame dress

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Annie Bonza won the prestigious eveningwear category of the 1971 Benson Hedges Fashion Design Awards with this dress, modelled by Maysie Bestall-Cohen. She designed it especially for this competition. The skirt of the dress is made from sections of coral and red, and the use of chiffon gives it the look of flames. It originally had hot pants but they have been lost as Annie carried the dress around with her for many years before it was acquired in 2005 by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. 

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  • Title

    Flame dress

  • Maker

    Annie Bonza

  • Contributor

    Image courtesy of the Dunedin Public Art Gallery, Photo by Selwyn Rogers, courtesy of Annie Bonza

  • Date made

    1971

  • Subject

    Evening dress

  • Rights

    Image courtesy of the Dunedin Public Art Gallery ; Image © Dunedin Public Art Gallery

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New Zealand Fashion Museum

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