Japanese Fashion Authority

A top Japanese fashion authority, Miss Teruko Watanabe, presented a series of fashion parades, entitled "Cherry Blossom Time", to large audiences in Adair Bros Department store when she visited Gisborne last month as part of her tour of New Zealand.

Dressed in a beautiful kimono, said to be worth more than £100, Miss Watanabe compered the parades, which featured designs by Simplicity Patterns using Japanese materials.

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The stage was appropriately decorated with Japanese lanterns and symbols. The model at left is Pamela Peters in a cotton party frock with stole.

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Dressed in her kimono, Miss Watanabe comperes the parade

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Adair Bros showroom buyer, Mrs B. Hunter, introducing Miss Watanabe to the audience