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Alfred Chan: An engineer by training, Chan never set out to be a fashion mogul. Today his company owns ports, Tabi, Britches and the Dual Control clothing labels.
Alfred Chan: An engineer by training, Chan never set out to be a fashion mogul. Today his company owns ports, Tabi, Britches and the Dual Control clothing labels.

Alfred Chan: An engineer by training, Chan never set out to be a fashion mogul. Today his company owns ports, Tabi, Britches and the Dual Control clothing labels.

Date5/16/1990
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0125850F
Left, bright graphic print cotton sweater in turquoise and mauve by Britches, $100, is worn with khaki cotton trousers, $100, all from Simpsons
Left, bright graphic print cotton sweater in turquoise and mauve by Britches, $100, is worn with khaki cotton trousers, $100, all from Simpsons
5/21/1987
Watch out behind you!, You never can tell who may be gaining on you when you're on the roads these days, so Jan Vanderhave, 22, leaves nothing to chan(...)
Watch out behind you!, You never can tell who may be gaining on you when you're on the roads these days, so Jan Vanderhave, 22, leaves nothing to chan(...)
9/16/1987
Designer copies: Right, Pearl Chan, in the showroom of her business Chansfield Clothing, wears a Byblos-inspired, portrait-collar jacket
Designer copies: Right, Pearl Chan, in the showroom of her business Chansfield Clothing, wears a Byblos-inspired, portrait-collar jacket
2/14/1989
Rod Petersen works on labels in college library. He slept in snow for more than a month when his money ran out
Rod Petersen works on labels in college library. He slept in snow for more than a month when his money ran out
3/3/1967
He notes in his book, The Canadian Heritage Label Collection, that many famous Canadian artists earned their bread and beans designing can labels in the bygone era when every town had a cannery
He notes in his book, The Canadian Heritage Label Collection, that many famous Canadian artists earned their bread and beans designing can labels in the bygone era when every town had a cannery
7/16/1982
Wearable style: Howard Rensier of Original Sterling Sportswear with model in outfit from company's Hobnobber and Petites de Hobnobber labels.
Wearable style: Howard Rensier of Original Sterling Sportswear with model in outfit from company's Hobnobber and Petites de Hobnobber labels.
2/1/1989
Eat your heart out, Casey Jones!, Don Fraser dons his engineer's cap as he checks his 7'4 gauge model of an 1850 Mogul locomotive
Eat your heart out, Casey Jones!, Don Fraser dons his engineer's cap as he checks his 7'4 gauge model of an 1850 Mogul locomotive
3/15/1987
Statistician Glen Jones works in the University of Toronto computer centre, where he and two fellow hockey fans had a machine turn out address labels (...)
Statistician Glen Jones works in the University of Toronto computer centre, where he and two fellow hockey fans had a machine turn out address labels (...)
8/30/1972
Dual force: Designers Frank Gentile and Alida Miletic of Two Lanes label
Dual force: Designers Frank Gentile and Alida Miletic of Two Lanes label
7/31/1992
Winner's the name and winning's the game for little known Patrick Chan, who counts Winner's restaurant among his many business interests. He came to Toronto in 1967. Some say he's worth $10 million.
Winner's the name and winning's the game for little known Patrick Chan, who counts Winner's restaurant among his many business interests. He came to Toronto in 1967. Some say he's worth $10 million.
12/20/1979
The men behind the Dylex labels (from left), Wilf Posluns, president, Jimny Kay, chairman, vice-presidents Irv and Jack Posluns
The men behind the Dylex labels (from left), Wilf Posluns, president, Jimny Kay, chairman, vice-presidents Irv and Jack Posluns
11/27/1974
Mr. Dress-up: Bob McMahon, above, co-owner of Dudes, believes in casual chic for men. Harold Caplan, left, owner of New York, New York, likes big-name desinger labels in menswear.
Mr. Dress-up: Bob McMahon, above, co-owner of Dudes, believes in casual chic for men. Harold Caplan, left, owner of New York, New York, likes big-name desinger labels in menswear.
8/31/1979