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London - Canada's most successful designer does not own an atelier in Montreal or a boutique on Bloor St
London - Canada's most successful designer does not own an atelier in Montreal or a boutique on Bloor St

London - Canada's most successful designer does not own an atelier in Montreal or a boutique on Bloor St

Date3/28/1983
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Original Toronto Star caption: London - Canada's most successful designer does not own an atelier in Montreal or a boutique on Bloor St. W. Rather; you'll find Donald Campbell; the dapper Cobourg-born son of a United Church minister and dressmaker to the English court; ensconced in a two-floor atelier in the fashionable Knightsbridge section of London - the Princess of Wales' favorite stomping ground.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0023272F
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