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Rarotonga in vogue

Saturday 6 March 2021 | Written by Rod Dixon | Published in Features, Weekend

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Rarotonga in vogue
With annexation, bemedaled uniforms, sashes, ostrich plumes and cocked hats roared back into vogue - Te Au, ariki, Mauke (photo - George Crummer Te Papa C.003102)/ 21030552

Cook Islands men returning from overseas have been a source of fashion innovation for almost 200 years. Long before Bluff white boots and gangster wear, Rarotongan sailors helped revolutionise the formless, shapeless world of missionary clothing.

Cook Islands men returning from overseas have been a source of fashion innovation for almost 200 years. Long before Bluff white boots and gangster wear, Rarotongan sailors helped revolutionise the formless, shapeless world of missionary clothing.


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