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Evening opulence: Michel Bourgon, below, with evening dress he designed in gold and pink silk taffeta, trimmed with lame, rhinestones and rickrack, $500
Evening opulence: Michel Bourgon, below, with evening dress he designed in gold and pink silk taffeta, trimmed with lame, rhinestones and rickrack, $500

Evening opulence: Michel Bourgon, below, with evening dress he designed in gold and pink silk taffeta, trimmed with lame, rhinestones and rickrack, $500

Date4/26/1982
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Original Toronto Star caption: Evening opulence: Michel Bourgon; below; with evening dress he designed in gold and pink silk taffeta; trimmed with lame; rhinestones and rickrack; $500.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0023252F
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