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Bill Atkinson: Fashion's his passion but the American designer has been an architect, a research specialist for Chrysler and a wildlife photographer
Bill Atkinson: Fashion's his passion but the American designer has been an architect, a research specialist for Chrysler and a wildlife photographer

Bill Atkinson: Fashion's his passion but the American designer has been an architect, a research specialist for Chrysler and a wildlife photographer

Date2/1/1980
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Original Toronto Star caption: Bill Atkinson: Fashion's his passion but the American designer has been an architect; a research specialist for Chrysler and a wildlife photographer.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Object NumberTSPA_0023257F
Native son: Right, designer D'Arcy Moses, whose nature inspired fashions were shown recently at the Festival of Canadian Fashion
Native son: Right, designer D'Arcy Moses, whose nature inspired fashions were shown recently at the Festival of Canadian Fashion
4/16/1990
Putting it together: Designer Lisa Mann, 22, displays some of the eye-catching fashions that recently won her the City of Toronto's award for the most promising new designer
Putting it together: Designer Lisa Mann, 22, displays some of the eye-catching fashions that recently won her the City of Toronto's award for the most promising new designer
11/23/1987
Marilyn Brooks, designer formerly with The Unicorn that started off the boutique boom in Toronto in 1963, started designing fashions again as a free-l(...)
Marilyn Brooks, designer formerly with The Unicorn that started off the boutique boom in Toronto in 1963, started designing fashions again as a free-l(...)
2/25/1971
Best of show award for women's fashions was won by designer Eugene Schonberger (left) for midi evening dress of black broadtail fur
Best of show award for women's fashions was won by designer Eugene Schonberger (left) for midi evening dress of black broadtail fur
5/25/1970
Welly's fashions: Above, Toronto designer Welly with a magenta charmeuse and crepe one-shouldered gown with pleated bodice, $800
Welly's fashions: Above, Toronto designer Welly with a magenta charmeuse and crepe one-shouldered gown with pleated bodice, $800
1/8/1985
Designer Susan Chew, models a hooded minidress and fur-trimmed vest which is typical of the fashions she will continue to sell in her boutique on Dave(...)
Designer Susan Chew, models a hooded minidress and fur-trimmed vest which is typical of the fashions she will continue to sell in her boutique on Dave(...)
8/24/1970
Woman's touch: Designer Sheri Turner sports some of Eugene's fashions for females
Woman's touch: Designer Sheri Turner sports some of Eugene's fashions for females
12/16/1982
A chorus of thighs. Pierre Cardin, the Paris designer with 346 factories employing 70,000 people, introduced thigh-high fashions in his spring line la(...)
A chorus of thighs. Pierre Cardin, the Paris designer with 346 factories employing 70,000 people, introduced thigh-high fashions in his spring line la(...)
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Foundation symbol: Pearl Davey, a Parkinson's patient, models apron that fashion designer Marilyn Brooks, right, created to raise research funds for the Parkinson Foundation of Canada
Foundation symbol: Pearl Davey, a Parkinson's patient, models apron that fashion designer Marilyn Brooks, right, created to raise research funds for the Parkinson Foundation of Canada
7/24/1990
Fifties fashions: Susan Eckersley models an Art Moderne outfit, designed by Dominic Troisio of the Before My Tyme store, in a show of vintage, one-of-a-kind fashions yesterday
Fifties fashions: Susan Eckersley models an Art Moderne outfit, designed by Dominic Troisio of the Before My Tyme store, in a show of vintage, one-of-a-kind fashions yesterday
4/15/1984
American designer Oscar de la Renta was the star attraction at a fundraising benefit last week that raised $100,000 for research into women's health care
American designer Oscar de la Renta was the star attraction at a fundraising benefit last week that raised $100,000 for research into women's health care
3/2/1988
Designer: Maurizio Baldassari, above, one of Italy's newest fashion talents, has colorful designs on menswear
Designer: Maurizio Baldassari, above, one of Italy's newest fashion talents, has colorful designs on menswear
10/28/1985