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Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan : travel in style

By: Contributor(s): Publisher: Napier : MTG Hawke's Bay, 2014Copyright date: ©2014Description: 64 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 27 cmISBN:
  • 9780992259679
  • 0992259673
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • TT505.T57 W738 2014
Contents:
Foreword / Douglas Lloyd Jenkins -- A signature style / Elizabeth Wratistau -- Fashion capital / Lucy Hammonds -- He Whetū Mārama / Tryphena Cracknell.
Summary: Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan swept stylishly into parliament in 1967, it was clear that New Zealand had found a fashion icon. The new MP for Southern Maori was to become the longest serving female MP. She was also the first New Zealand politician who truly understood the power of fashion. This landmark exhibition will present a stylish and high-impact showcase of Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan's unique wardrobe, focusing on the period from the late 1960s to the mid-1970s. The exhibition also showcases the artwork of Ngati Kahungunu artist Sandy Adsett, who provided striking prints for many of the garments included in this exhibition.
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Notes Date due Barcode
Book Book Whitecliffe Library NZ & Pacific NZ & Pacific NZ&P TT 505 TIR WRA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Issued Donated by Yolunda Hickman, 2022. 11/04/2024 0014397

Foreword / Douglas Lloyd Jenkins -- A signature style / Elizabeth Wratistau -- Fashion capital / Lucy Hammonds -- He Whetū Mārama / / Tryphena Cracknell -- Image credits -- Selected bibliography.

Includes bibliographical references.

Foreword / Douglas Lloyd Jenkins -- A signature style / Elizabeth Wratistau -- Fashion capital / Lucy Hammonds -- He Whetū Mārama / Tryphena Cracknell.

Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan swept stylishly into parliament in 1967, it was clear that New Zealand had found a fashion icon. The new MP for Southern Maori was to become the longest serving female MP. She was also the first New Zealand politician who truly understood the power of fashion. This landmark exhibition will present a stylish and high-impact showcase of Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan's unique wardrobe, focusing on the period from the late 1960s to the mid-1970s. The exhibition also showcases the artwork of Ngati Kahungunu artist Sandy Adsett, who provided striking prints for many of the garments included in this exhibition.

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