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Wrapped luxury: Left, Toronto designer Gerald Franklin models cashmere camel coat ($1,200)
Wrapped luxury: Left, Toronto designer Gerald Franklin models cashmere camel coat ($1,200)

Wrapped luxury: Left, Toronto designer Gerald Franklin models cashmere camel coat ($1,200)

Date10/5/1981
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Original Toronto Star caption: Wrapped luxury: Left; Toronto designer Gerald Franklin models cashmere camel coat ($1;200).
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Object NumberTSPA_0023298F
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