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Wool jersey jumpsuit tunic

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This silver and green wool jersey jumpsuit and tunic won a Golden Rose Award at the third Benson Hedges Fashion Design Awards held in 1966. The outfit was designed by Peter Rigby who won two Golden Roses, plus a highly commended award. He described his win as "beginner's luck", and admitted that he was talked into entering the contest by his model, Kay Earl.

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  • Title

    Wool jersey jumpsuit tunic

  • Maker

    Peter Rigby

  • Contributor

    Image from Nelson Photo News, 10 December 1966

  • Date made

    1966

  • Subject

    Jumpsuit, tunic

  • Rights

    Image from Nelson Photo News, 10 December 1966 ; Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 New Zealand (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 NZ)

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