(Frederick) Wynne Fallwell (1933–2014) was a noted New Zealand fashion milliner.
Early life Fallwell was born in 1933. He attended St Peters College, Epsom.
Career Fallwell worked in various millinery workshops including Fleur Millinery, a subsidiary of manufacturer Ross & Glendining. When the Dunedin-based manufacturer closed in 1965, he took over the workroom staff and commenced his own label, Mr Wyn Originals."Hat with a wide mesh veil", Collection item, New Zealand Fashion Museum(Retrieved 19 December 2024) He opened a hat shop in Canterbury Arcade, Queen Street, Auckland, near the John Courts Department Store and Fallwell's hats under that label became well known throughout New Zealand. In 1973 Wynne was selected alongside Vinka Lucas to design the uniforms for Air New Zealand.Emma Scott, "Advice for your Flight", Hocken Library collections (Retrieved 19 December 2024) "Vinka designed a turquoise pinafore dress worn over a gold blouse with full leg-of-mutton sleeves and a tailored jacket with a navy trim. Wynne made a matching turquoise Breton hat.""Vinka Lucas Air New Zealand pinafore dress & gold blouse, 1973-76", Collection item, New Zealand Fashion Museum(Retrieved 19 December 2024)
With changes in fashion which saw the diminishing of the demand for hats, Fawell ceased to be involved in the fashion industry in the 1980s. A photographic collection of his hats is located in the New Zealand Fashion Museum."Wynne Fallwell", Stories, New Zealand Fashion Museum (Retrieved 25 November 2024)
Death Wynne Fallwell died in 2014.
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