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MP Trevor Young and family
Member of Parliament Trevor Young with his family, December 1975
1970s fashion
Nick Carr wearing an entry for the 1975 Benson & Hedges Fashion Awards
1960s bathing suit contest
Bathing suit competitions came into vogue in the 1930s, and reached a peak of popularity in the 1950s and 1960s
Library fashion slideshow
Images of librarians showing different fashions they have adopted.
Men shaving
Safety razors, like the ones being used by these men at Linton near Palmerston North, in 1949, made shaving quicker.
A moustache timeline
A timeline of New Zealand men's facial hair
Men and their moustaches
Today most New Zealand men are clean-shaven (though an increasing number grow moustaches especially for the month of 'Movember'). That wasn’t always the case. Moustaches have come and gone as Kiwi blokes have shown themselves to be dedicated followers of fashion.
Kingston railway staff and their moustaches
These men, photographed at the Kingston railway station in 1900, make a good gallery of moustache styles.
Handlebar moustache, 1950
Man with a handlebar moustache, 1950
Setting the scene - The Beatles in New Zealand
The Beatles' 1964 tour occurred as New Zealand was undergoing a cultural shift, and many young people swapped their old image for the new 'mod' look.
Beatles souvenir bag
This shows a Beatles black plastic souvenir bag. The Beatles brand was highly sought after for a wide range of commodity products.
Sandy Edmonds - groovy baby!
Sandy Edmonds was New Zealand's first pop superstar of the TV age – a 1960s New Zealand Paris Hilton – and she rose to be the swinging, groovy face of youth on pop show C’Mon.
Jockey Y-fronts hit NZ shops
'If old-fashioned underwear makes you squirm, switch to Jockey', urged adverts that also promised 'real masculine comfort' and 'no bunching discomfort'.
Sir Keith Holyoake
Sir Keith Holyoake, Governor-General from 1977 to 1980, is wearing Masonic regalia
Miniskirt
Miniskirt, pantyhose and platform shoes, 1960s.
Bodgies and widgies
Originally meaning 'fake, false, inferior, worthless', the term 'bodgie' was applied in the 1950s to a male youth distinguished by his conformity to certain fashions and behaviours.
Widgies
The increasingly assertive attitude of adolescents is depicted through both clothing and body language in this sketch of two widgies
Hamilton Radiant Living festival
The Hamilton Radiant Living Festival, 1961
Putting on appearances - viceregal visiting
New Zealanders still loved a good viceregal do. In 1948, for example, at the Dunedin railway station, almost everyone turned out to welcome Sir Bernard and Lady Freyberg (1946–52): the mayor, city councillors and senior staff, local Members of Parliament, county councillors, harbour and hospital board members and officers.
Appearances - life in the 20th century
We present ourselves to the world by the way we dress and wear our hair. Whether we have carefully selected from a full wardrobe or simply grabbed the first thing at hand, our clothing is indicative of our lifestyles, our choices, the times and places in which we live.

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