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A Long taffeta and velvet gown by Yves Saint Laurent, is the choice of Shirley Black, wife of Hollinger Argus chairman Conrad M. Black. With its ruffl(...)

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A Long taffeta and velvet gown by Yves Saint Laurent, is the choice of Shirley Black, wife of Hollinger Argus chairman Conrad M. Black. With its ruffl(...)

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Black, Conrad (subject)

Combs, Erin (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: A Long taffeta and velvet gown by Yves Saint Laurent, is the choice of Shirley Black, wife of Hollinger Argus chairman Conrad M. Black. With its ruffled top and full romantic skirt, it's just the kind of gown that's going to put formal clothes back on the fashion map again.

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