Cocktail hour

A DigitalNZ Story by Kelly Dix

Image: Showing models standing by a General Electric refrigerator for Neeco Wholesalers Limited 1940

Showing models standing by a General Electric refrigerator for Neeco Wholesalers Limited 1940

Auckland Libraries

Image: Pearl dress

Pearl dress

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Ensemble, cocktail (dress and bolero)

Ensemble, cocktail (dress and bolero)

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Mackay King

Mackay King

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Price, Wedding

Price, Wedding

Puke Ariki

Image: Thelma Bader and unidentified guests at a cocktail party held for her husband, double-amputee and World War II veteran Douglas Robert Steuart Bader

Thelma Bader and unidentified guests at a cocktail party held for her husband, double-amputee and World War II veteran Douglas Robert Steuart Bader

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Dress, woman's evening or cocktail and stole

Dress, woman's evening or cocktail and stole

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Group of unidentified guests at the royalist cocktail party, at the Blue Domino, Wellington

Group of unidentified guests at the royalist cocktail party, at the Blue Domino, Wellington

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Unidentified guests at the home of Mr and Mrs R B Edmonds, during a cocktail party for diplomats, [Wellington?]

Unidentified guests at the home of Mr and Mrs R B Edmonds, during a cocktail party for diplomats, [Wellington?]

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Two unidentified women at a cocktail party for Australians at the Blue Domino

Two unidentified women at a cocktail party for Australians at the Blue Domino

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Cocktail dress, woman's

Cocktail dress, woman's

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Cocktail dress

Cocktail dress

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Cocktail party on Dutch freighter Rogeveen

Cocktail party on Dutch freighter Rogeveen

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Social cocktail party for Cynthia Speedy

Social cocktail party for Cynthia Speedy

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Cocktail Dress

Cocktail Dress

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Mini length cocktail dress

Mini length cocktail dress

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Dress, cocktail

Dress, cocktail

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Hat, cocktail

Hat, cocktail

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Cocktail hat

Cocktail hat

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Cocktail hat

Cocktail hat

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Cocktail hat

Cocktail hat

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Coffee shop patrons having social cocktails

Coffee shop patrons having social cocktails

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Coffee shop patrons having social cocktails

Coffee shop patrons having social cocktails

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Cocktail party on Dutch freighter Rogeveen

Cocktail party on Dutch freighter Rogeveen

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Unidentified people at a cocktail party on ship Sibajak

Unidentified people at a cocktail party on ship Sibajak

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Social cocktails, opening of Beatrice Seddon's art show

Social cocktails, opening of Beatrice Seddon's art show

Alexander Turnbull Library