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Right, hairdresser Elmer Olsen is a bits and pieces dresser. He's paired puttee - style pants and polished brown cattle boots from his father's farm.
Right, hairdresser Elmer Olsen is a bits and pieces dresser. He's paired puttee - style pants and polished brown cattle boots from his father's farm.

Right, hairdresser Elmer Olsen is a bits and pieces dresser. He's paired puttee - style pants and polished brown cattle boots from his father's farm.

Date3/8/1982
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0131711F
Question: What do you do when your father is the police chief of Englehart, Ont.? Answer: You become a fashion legend. Hairdresser Murray Cooper, right, wears silk pants bought at Charley Jordan in West Palm Beach.
Question: What do you do when your father is the police chief of Englehart, Ont.? Answer: You become a fashion legend. Hairdresser Murray Cooper, right, wears silk pants bought at Charley Jordan in West Palm Beach.
3/18/1982
It cost him $900 to put together his 400-pound musical toy from brass plumbing pipe and other bits and pieces, says jeweller Stan Griffith of North York but a Louisiana circus has offered him $10,000 for his homemade calliope
It cost him $900 to put together his 400-pound musical toy from brass plumbing pipe and other bits and pieces, says jeweller Stan Griffith of North York but a Louisiana circus has offered him $10,000 for his homemade calliope
9/10/1978
Modelling one of the wearable sculptures she makes out of old bits and pieces that most people throw out as garbage is Vancouver artist Evelyn Roth, w(...)
Modelling one of the wearable sculptures she makes out of old bits and pieces that most people throw out as garbage is Vancouver artist Evelyn Roth, w(...)
5/13/1975
Bits and pieces: Jewelry designer Stephen Stanish, left, shows charms and miscellaneous items ready for recycling
Bits and pieces: Jewelry designer Stephen Stanish, left, shows charms and miscellaneous items ready for recycling
2/9/1992
Details: Chanel-inspired jacket from suit, $399 (for two pieces), paired with city shorts, $129, and white shirt, $185
Details: Chanel-inspired jacket from suit, $399 (for two pieces), paired with city shorts, $129, and white shirt, $185
10/31/1991
Polished job: Carmen Liscio of De Francesco Hairstyling and Shoeshine puts the final buff on Jane Hess' boots.
Polished job: Carmen Liscio of De Francesco Hairstyling and Shoeshine puts the final buff on Jane Hess' boots.
5/3/1983
Education at home, or, A father's instructions : consisting of miscellaneous pieces for the instruction and amusement of young persons, from ten to twelve years of age
Education at home, or, A father's instructions : consisting of miscellaneous pieces for the instruction and amusement of young persons, from ten to twelve years of age
1824
Traditional style: Left, wool tweed blazer, $119, tops blue shirt, $32, silk tie, $20, argyle sweater, $44, and brown wool pants, $52
Traditional style: Left, wool tweed blazer, $119, tops blue shirt, $32, silk tie, $20, argyle sweater, $44, and brown wool pants, $52
8/23/1982
Box pleats: Right, summer style from Alfred Sung in a roomy skirt with box Pleats and slender pants teamed with a crips jacket
Box pleats: Right, summer style from Alfred Sung in a roomy skirt with box Pleats and slender pants teamed with a crips jacket
4/30/1984
Sporty style: Right, poly/cotton reversible vest ($220) tops wool sweater ($170) and wool/Lycra blend pants ($275)
Sporty style: Right, poly/cotton reversible vest ($220) tops wool sweater ($170) and wool/Lycra blend pants ($275)
11/23/1981
Bill Bulucon owner of Le Coq D' Or Tavern wears a battle suede suit in brown and gold with authentic camouflage look worn by GIs in the South Pacific during World War II. The outfit from Vic Kerman Gentlemen's Quarters, has a short jacket with bellows patch pockets, flared pants. Accessories pull the look together.
Bill Bulucon owner of Le Coq D' Or Tavern wears a battle suede suit in brown and gold with authentic camouflage look worn by GIs in the South Pacific during World War II. The outfit from Vic Kerman Gentlemen's Quarters, has a short jacket with bellows patch pockets, flared pants. Accessories pull the look together.
4/5/1972
A version of the hot pants look for spring is caught in brown suede lederhosen with bib top and suspenders worn over a string and brown sweater. The i(...)
A version of the hot pants look for spring is caught in brown suede lederhosen with bib top and suspenders worn over a string and brown sweater. The i(...)
3/9/1971