Kōrero: Fashion and textile design
Bobby Angus specialised in smart garments which were less formal than those made by labels like Trilby Yates and Ninette Gowns. Angus catered for a younger clientele of professional women who could afford to buy fashionable, well-made clothes. This is a two-piece suit and matching hat from 1948, modelled by L. J. Warren. The oversize collar, sleeve cuffs and pockets feature stripes on a contrasting angle.
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
Auckland Council Libraries − Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero o Tāmaki Makaurau, Sir George Grey Special Collections
Reference: 34-W403B
by Clifton Firth
Permission of Auckland City Libraries Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero must be obtained before any re-use of this image.
Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang
Kerryn Pollock, Fashion and textile design – Fashion designers emerge, 1940s, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/44287/bobby-angus-suit-1948 (accessed 17 February 2026).
He kōrero nā Kerryn Pollock, i tāngia i te 24 February 2014.