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One of the few men in Toronto brave enough to wear a fur coat is stockbroker Wade Hampton, who appears at the office on especially cold days in a raccoon coat
One of the few men in Toronto brave enough to wear a fur coat is stockbroker Wade Hampton, who appears at the office on especially cold days in a raccoon coat

One of the few men in Toronto brave enough to wear a fur coat is stockbroker Wade Hampton, who appears at the office on especially cold days in a raccoon coat

Date1/16/1968
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0128131F
hristmas Ribbon. on this $23,000 Aston Martin symbolizes dealer hn Cox's hope that somebody will buy it as a gift for a loved one. obody's taken up his offer of Christmas morning delivery yet, but other expensive items are being snapped up around Toronto. Jewelry, fur coats an gold toothpicks are big with those who don't insist on sensible gifts. Some teenagers don't mind paying $100 for a gold chain. [Incomplete]
hristmas Ribbon. on this $23,000 Aston Martin symbolizes dealer hn Cox's hope that somebody will buy it as a gift for a loved one. obody's taken up his offer of Christmas morning delivery yet, but other expensive items are being snapped up around Toronto. Jewelry, fur coats an gold toothpicks are big with those who don't insist on sensible gifts. Some teenagers don't mind paying $100 for a gold chain. [Incomplete]
12/13/1972
Karl Lagerfeld's double coat, from his ready-to-wear label KL, sports a red inner lapel that appears to be a separate coat.
Karl Lagerfeld's double coat, from his ready-to-wear label KL, sports a red inner lapel that appears to be a separate coat.
8/9/1988
Street debate: Furrier Alex Dimitropolous, in coyote coat, and an anti-fur demonstrator clash yesterday on Spadina Ave. during a protest by about 200 activists.
Street debate: Furrier Alex Dimitropolous, in coyote coat, and an anti-fur demonstrator clash yesterday on Spadina Ave. during a protest by about 200 activists.
3/24/1990
Luxury-priced fur coats are the end product through which thousands of chinchilla breeders hope to make money, despite some past problems
Luxury-priced fur coats are the end product through which thousands of chinchilla breeders hope to make money, despite some past problems
7/21/1971
Cleaning up: Gary Rochon wears a white laboratory coat and white gloves to clean the chandelier in the Royal York Hotel's concert hall
Cleaning up: Gary Rochon wears a white laboratory coat and white gloves to clean the chandelier in the Royal York Hotel's concert hall
9/2/1988
Whooping it up in his raccoon coat at the Quebec Winter Carnival, Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau rides a police motorcycle - one of a weird succession (...)
Whooping it up in his raccoon coat at the Quebec Winter Carnival, Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau rides a police motorcycle - one of a weird succession (...)
2/16/1969
New research: Dr. Richard Reeves, seen testing drug official Judy Erola, will study 'white coat syndrome' - high blood pressure due to tense environment of doctors' offices.
New research: Dr. Richard Reeves, seen testing drug official Judy Erola, will study 'white coat syndrome' - high blood pressure due to tense environment of doctors' offices.
8/10/1988
Varnishing act: Ted Moores has a loving audience as he applies yet another coat of resin to one of his classic canoes
Varnishing act: Ted Moores has a loving audience as he applies yet another coat of resin to one of his classic canoes
1/17/1985
Luxurious fur: Left, Dean Caten, who designs with identical twin brother Dan, with model in pink fox fur coat, $6,000, matching hat
Luxurious fur: Left, Dean Caten, who designs with identical twin brother Dan, with model in pink fox fur coat, $6,000, matching hat
10/2/1987
Frozen meals, enough for one person for six days, are checked by Pierre DeSerres, founder of Diet Care, which prepares and sells the meals at shop on Dundas St. W.
Frozen meals, enough for one person for six days, are checked by Pierre DeSerres, founder of Diet Care, which prepares and sells the meals at shop on Dundas St. W.
2/3/1976
Two-sided opulence: Finnish raccoon coat reverses to geometric pattern, $3,000
Two-sided opulence: Finnish raccoon coat reverses to geometric pattern, $3,000
12/23/1983
Raccoons at Metro Zoo look splendid in their summer coats, says animal keeper Oliver Claffey, above
Raccoons at Metro Zoo look splendid in their summer coats, says animal keeper Oliver Claffey, above
6/9/1977