About Joan Talbot
Lived 1927 – 2003 (aged 75–76). Joan Talbot was a New Zealand fashion designer.
Joan Allison Talbot (15 April 1927 – 25 July 2003) was a New Zealand fashion designer and retailer. Her work is held in the permanent collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.
Biography Talbot was born in Sydney, Australia, on 15 April 1927, and later moved to New Zealand.
Before becoming a fashion designer, Talbot was a model with clothing manufacturer, Classic. In 1960 she purchased the fashion retailer Tarantella on Vulcan Lane in Auckland, and owned it for 14 years before it closed in 1970. In 1962, Tarantella won a Silver Shears award for leisurewear at the Golden Shears Awards (organised by the Auckland Professional Mannequins Association).
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Who was Joan Talbot?
New Zealand fashion designer
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Joan Talbot was born in 1927.
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Joan Talbot died in 2003.
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Joan Talbot was a fashion designer.
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Joan Talbot was New Zealand.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Joan Talbot. https://biography.guide/joan-talbot/
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