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Story: Fashion and textile design

WORLD 'Chicken' suit, 2001

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WORLD 'Chicken' suit, 2001

WORLD, the label of Denise L'Estrange-Corbet and Francis Hooper, was launched in Auckland in 1989. WORLD's unrestrained, colourful aesthetic is very distinctive. The 'Chicken' suit was released in 2001. 

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Kerryn Pollock, Fashion and textile design – Going global, 1990s and 2000s, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/object/44303/world-chicken-suit-2001 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Kerryn Pollock, published 24 February 2014.