The Clothes We Wore

by Richard Wolfe

An affectionate look at our favourite clothing - from Annie Bonza to Hullaballoo, stubbies to jandals, Bata ballerinas to micro-minis. This is a celebration of New Zealand's unique take on the world of fashion from the 1940's to the present day.

Paperback

Published January 1, 2001

About the author

Richard Wolfe is a writer for adults and children, and a freelance curator of exhibitions. With his wife, artist Pamela Wolfe, he has published three picture books for children. He was a finalist in the New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards in 1998 and 2000. Wolfe's books and articles for adults document aspects of New Zealand's art, history and popular culture.

Reviews

[Lucy Gray · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really good book on NZ clothing. Particularly liked the section on jandals, bush shirts and black singlets. Nice to see some NZ specific advertising too.