The New Zealand Fashion Museum is a virtual fashion museum in
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...
established in 2010. It was the brainchild of fashion designer and fashion historian
Doris de Pont
Doris de Pont (born 1954) is a New Zealand fashion designer and director of the New Zealand Fashion Museum.
Early life and education
Doris de Pont was born in Auckland, New Zealand in 1954. Her parents emigrated to New Zealand around 1952 from ...
. Established as a charitable trust in January 2010, the museum holds "pop-up" exhibitions around New Zealand and runs as an online museum. It draws from public and private collections to pull together its exhibitions, featuring designers such as
Liz Findlay and
Margi Robertson.
The museum's first pop-up exhibition, ''Looking Terrific – the Story of El Jay'', was curated by
Doris de Pont
Doris de Pont (born 1954) is a New Zealand fashion designer and director of the New Zealand Fashion Museum.
Early life and education
Doris de Pont was born in Auckland, New Zealand in 1954. Her parents emigrated to New Zealand around 1952 from ...
. It showcased over 50 vintage garments by New Zealand fashion industry leader
Gus Fisher and his label El Jay. The Auckland exhibition was held at the
Gus Fisher Gallery
Gus Fisher Gallery is a contemporary art gallery in Auckland, New Zealand. It is located in the Kenneth Myers Centre, a historic building restored in 2000 with the help of the gallery's patron, Gus Fisher (1920–2010). The gallery exhibits a reg ...
. The Wellington season was hosted by Kirkcaldie and Stains, which welcomed the clothes back into its store as stockists of El Jay during its 50-year history.
In 2018, the museum curated and presented a century of summer fashion.
In 2019, the museum curated Moana Currents: Dressing Aotearoa Now in partnership with
Te Uru Waitakere Contemporary Gallery in
Titirangi
Titirangi is a suburb of West Auckland in the Waitākere Ranges local board area of the city of Auckland in northern New Zealand. It is an affluent, residential suburb located 13 kilometres (8 miles) to the southwest of the Auckland city centre ...
.
See also
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List of museums in New Zealand
This is a list of museums in New Zealand, including regional museums, local museums, art galleries and maritime museums.
See also
* New Zealand Fashion Museum
* List of New Zealand railway museums and heritage lines
* Tourism in New Zealand
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References
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Museums in New Zealand
Fashion museums
2010 establishments in New Zealand