Central Otago Couture: The Eden Hore Collection Toitu Branded a successful but quietly spoken

a successful but quietly spoken high-country farmer – a man of many contrasts

but more importantly it is a celebration of the instrumental role the early Chinese Settlers played in the making of Dunedin

acclaimed fashion photographer Derek Henderson has captured these extraordinary garments in the empty majesty of the Central Otago landscapes that Eden Hore so loved

COLONIAL FASHION

The Otago Settlers Association 1898 - 2008

Central Otago Couture: The Eden Hore Collection Toitu Branded a successful but quietly spokenCentral Otago Couture: The Eden Hore Collection by Jane Malthus & Claire Regnault & Derek Henderson (photographer) In 1975, a makeshift museum opened on a farm in the tussocked hills of the Mniatoto region of Central Otago. The main feature of this new attraction was the more than 220 high end fashion garments on display. It has been called one of the most significant collections of its kind in Australasia. And it was housed in an old tractor shed. It