Paula Stafford, the iconic Gold Coast designer who brought the bikini to Australia, dies aged 102 - ABC News
6/22/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 10 months ago
by Dominic Cansdale, Bern Young
by Dominic Cansdale, Bern Young
Stafford introduced Australia to the bikini at a time women were ordered off the beach, but her life was about so much more — establishing the second largest industry on 1960s' Gold Coast behind sand mining.
Iconic Gold Coast fashion designer Paula Stafford, who introduced the bikini to Australia, has died at the age of 102. Key points:
- Stafford was born in 1920 and studied maths, chemistry, an… [+3893 chars] full article...