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viii, 279 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), ports Table of contents: 1. Dressing history up : introduction / Bronwyn Labrum -- 2. He whatu ariki, he kura, he waero : chiefly threads, red and white / Patricia Te Arapo Wallace -- 3. Unpicked for the voyage? : heirloom dresses in colonial New Zealand / Rosanne Livingstone and Valerie Carson -- 4. Kilts as costumes : identity, resistance and tradition / Katie Pickles -- 5. Every garment tells a story : exploring public collections / David Butts -- 6. 'What are these, so withered, and so wild in their attire?' : castaways' clothing from the Auckland Islands / Jennifer Queree -- 7. Weaving a journey : the story of a unique cloak / Awhina Tamarapa -- 8. Hand-me-downs and respectability : clothing and the needy / Bronwyn Labrum -- 9. 'Just the thing' : shopping for clothes in Palmerston North / Fiona McKergow -- 10. On the beach : or the 'unbearable scandal' of shrinking swimwear / Caroline Daley -- 11. Dressing for war : glamour and duty in women's lives during the Second World War / Deborah Montgomerie -- 12. Moving in unison, dressing in uniform : stepping out in style with marching teams / Charlotte Macdonald -- 13. Engaging in mischief : the black singlet in New Zealand culture / Stephanie Gibson -- 14. One man's fantasy : the Eden Hore collection of high and exotic fashion garments / Jane Malthus