#79: Stop 4048

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#79: Stop 4048. 44 College Road, Northcote, North Shore City. Link: here
Shirt: Light and dark blue overlapping photos of surfers riding huge waves. Quicksilver brand. Size M. Made in Hong Kong. Label says SHZ 3515 Miami Vice but there is nothing Crockett or Tubbs about it. Has awesome neck loop and button detail. A high quality sewing effort.

#78: Stop 3948

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#78: Stop 3948. 158 Coronation Road, Hillcrest, North Shore City. Link: here
Shirt: Really unusual dark and light squares. Some with finely painted leaves and others with just sponge patterns. Prestige brand. Size XL. A strange and sinister garment.

#77: Stop 3911

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#77: Stop 3911. 35 Exmouth Road, Northcote, North Shore City. Link: here
Shirt: Typical black with large white hibiscus but with finely detailed light and dark green squiggles on the petals. East Island Surf brand. Size S. Made in China. Size S. 100% Polyester. Feels new.

#76: Stop 3921

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#76: Stop 3921. 9 Sylvan Ave, Northcote, North Shore City. Link: here
Shirt: One of my favourites. Teal with large clutches of leaves, white flowers and a Bird of Paradise flower in each. Hawaiian Reserve Collection. 100% Rayon. Made in Hawaii. Size S. Will be a perfect fit after I do some exercise. Really comfortable.

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#75: Stop 3923

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#75: Stop 3923. 7 Sylvan Ave, Northcote, North Shore City. Link: here
Shirt: Mysteriously unlabelled shirt. Light blue with large bunches of green leaves and blue berry-like flowers. Thick material – it took the second hand store five goes to staple in the sale tag. Unusual design makes this rewarding to wear.

#74: Stop 4060

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#74: Stop 4060. 162 Lake Road, Northcote, North Shore City. Link: here
Shirt: Black with columns of stencil hibiscus and other leaves in white. Grey borders on just the hibiscus flowers is a cool touch. Heat Wave brand. Size M. Label hangs down on strange flap of material from the collar. Wildly stitched and unmatched front pocket. 100% polyester.

#73: Stop 4042

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#73: Stop 4042. 105 Exmouth Road, Northcote, North Shore City. Link: here
Shirt: Yellow, red and black: PPA Pacific Power Association 19th Annual Conference, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, July 5-9 2010. Printed with various logos and traditional designs but also a thickly hand-painted Papua New Guinea flag across the front. Black collar. Wootex brand. Size 18. Front pocket with proud logo. Label includes manufacturer’s fax number (675) 325-8415. Seem to recall this being given to me by a work colleague.

#72: Stop 3978

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#72: Stop 3978. 12 Hillcrest Ave, Hillcrest, North Shore City. Link: here
Shirt: Plain dark blue but amazing hand-painted neon beach scene with coconut trees, volcanic peak and canoe on the back with ‘Western Samoa’ signed underneath. Too afraid to wash in case paint comes off. Size 46. Label looks like ‘Aun and An Boutique’ brand. No other details.

#71: Stop 3925

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#71: Stop 3925. 57 College Road, Northcote, North Shore City. Link: here
Shirt: Dark blue with white striped squares underneath teal leaves and a range of smiling, red and white tribal face masks. Outer relatively new but the label has been washed clean. No details. Gave off highly suspect odour when ironed. Terrible fit.

#70: Stop 4040

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#70: Stop 4040. 75 Exmouth Road, Northcote, North Shore City. Link: here
Shirt: Sponge pattern with simple white and dark brown flower stencils. 100% Rayon Viscose. Label says “Warm iron and pull into shape”. Will try this and report back. Size M. West Coast Clothing Casual Wear brand. Made in China. Size M.