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Fur fashions: Textile artist Paula Lishman models a cape made by knitting fur, which means the fur is inside as well
Fur fashions: Textile artist Paula Lishman models a cape made by knitting fur, which means the fur is inside as well

Fur fashions: Textile artist Paula Lishman models a cape made by knitting fur, which means the fur is inside as well

Date1/12/1982
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0063492F
The inventor of a new technique for knitting fur, textile artist Paula Lishman, models one of her creations: A short-sleeved pull-over in sheared fawn rabbit with natural doeskin crocheted down the front
The inventor of a new technique for knitting fur, textile artist Paula Lishman, models one of her creations: A short-sleeved pull-over in sheared fawn rabbit with natural doeskin crocheted down the front
9/25/1978
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
Best of show award for women's fashions was won by designer Eugene Schonberger (left) for midi evening dress of black broadtail fur
Best of show award for women's fashions was won by designer Eugene Schonberger (left) for midi evening dress of black broadtail fur
5/25/1970
Furor , Police drag protester Marlene Lakin, 29, from the stage during last night's Canadian Fur Fashion Show at the Old Mill Restaurant while a fur-c(...)
Furor , Police drag protester Marlene Lakin, 29, from the stage during last night's Canadian Fur Fashion Show at the Old Mill Restaurant while a fur-c(...)
10/30/1979
4 women charged after activists stage fur-show protest, Four women were arrested by Metro police after a fashion show featuring fur coats and hats was(...)
4 women charged after activists stage fur-show protest, Four women were arrested by Metro police after a fashion show featuring fur coats and hats was(...)
11/21/1984
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
Indian and Inuit dolls sport real fur, leather, suede are created by fashion designer Pat McDonagh
Indian and Inuit dolls sport real fur, leather, suede are created by fashion designer Pat McDonagh
2/2/1979
Raw furs for the Consolidated Fur Corporation, the fastest-growing fur house in Canada, 168 King Street East, Toronto, Ont.
Raw furs for the Consolidated Fur Corporation, the fastest-growing fur house in Canada, 168 King Street East, Toronto, Ont.
Approximately 1916
Fifties fashions: Susan Eckersley models an Art Moderne outfit, designed by Dominic Troisio of the Before My Tyme store, in a show of vintage, one-of-a-kind fashions yesterday
Fifties fashions: Susan Eckersley models an Art Moderne outfit, designed by Dominic Troisio of the Before My Tyme store, in a show of vintage, one-of-a-kind fashions yesterday
4/15/1984
Everybody knows Mel Lastman's wife, right? The jewels, the furs, the mouth? Well, there's a new Marilyn out there campaigning for North York council
Everybody knows Mel Lastman's wife, right? The jewels, the furs, the mouth? Well, there's a new Marilyn out there campaigning for North York council
10/13/1988
Everybody knows Mel Lastman's wife, right? The jewels, the furs, the mouth? Well, there's a new Marilyn out there campaigning for North York council
Everybody knows Mel Lastman's wife, right? The jewels, the furs, the mouth? Well, there's a new Marilyn out there campaigning for North York council
10/13/1988
Fur flare: Fur trimmed flared coat, left, worn over body skimming knit dress, shows Wayne Clark's sexy style for fall
Fur flare: Fur trimmed flared coat, left, worn over body skimming knit dress, shows Wayne Clark's sexy style for fall
3/28/1985