NEW
Fashion & Millinery in 1930s Napier
ASSOCIATED EVENT
Professional milliner and dressmaker Lauren Ritchie from Melbourne joins fifth‑generation local Sophie Matthews to present the history of Napier’s 1930s fashion and millinery. Together, they explore the wider fashion trends and styles of the era and how Napier embraced and showcased them. You’ll also see photos and hats from Sophie’s great‑great‑grandmother’s millinery shop, operating at the time of the earthquake.