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Elsie Parker: New boutique marks her return to Toronto retail scene
Elsie Parker: New boutique marks her return to Toronto retail scene

Elsie Parker: New boutique marks her return to Toronto retail scene

Date10/27/1986
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Original Toronto Star caption: Elsie Parker: New boutique marks her return to Toronto retail scene.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0023604F
Zoe, who opened her first couture salon in Toronto in 1960, directs the fitting of a suit with assistant Jasmine King on client Robin Vaile at her Scollard St. boutique
Zoe, who opened her first couture salon in Toronto in 1960, directs the fitting of a suit with assistant Jasmine King on client Robin Vaile at her Scollard St. boutique
11/17/1987
Lorraine Delsol, 28, Her dream is to open a boutique
Lorraine Delsol, 28, Her dream is to open a boutique
11/19/1975
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
Susie Hayward: Metro designer, above, with her husband owns John Alexander boutique in ManuLife Centre
Susie Hayward: Metro designer, above, with her husband owns John Alexander boutique in ManuLife Centre
2/24/1981
Loyal fan: Boutique owner Colin Kerr, above, attributes his success in the rocky fashion retail business to a finely honed appreciation of women.
Loyal fan: Boutique owner Colin Kerr, above, attributes his success in the rocky fashion retail business to a finely honed appreciation of women.
5/1/1983
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
A streetcar named Desire. An old Toronto Transit Commission streetcar, bought for about $250, is now a boutique selling women's clothing on Dundas St.(...)
A streetcar named Desire. An old Toronto Transit Commission streetcar, bought for about $250, is now a boutique selling women's clothing on Dundas St.(...)
11/26/1973
Brooks: Owner of Marilyn Brooks Boutiques will be at Festival of Canadian Fashion
Brooks: Owner of Marilyn Brooks Boutiques will be at Festival of Canadian Fashion
2/19/1986
Excel boutique's Leighten Barrett and his red raincoat brigade
Excel boutique's Leighten Barrett and his red raincoat brigade
11/11/1978
Traditional: Above left, dress, $100, Susan Belyea's Wedding Boutique, above right, dress, $190, Eaton's
Traditional: Above left, dress, $100, Susan Belyea's Wedding Boutique, above right, dress, $190, Eaton's
2/26/1987
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
3/28/1983
Flair for accessories is particular strength of designers Mary Lu Toms (above, left) and Pat Pinch, founders of Finishing Touches boutique. Below is o(...)
Flair for accessories is particular strength of designers Mary Lu Toms (above, left) and Pat Pinch, founders of Finishing Touches boutique. Below is o(...)
10/27/1978