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The miniskirt came to Canada for Expo
The miniskirt came to Canada for Expo

The miniskirt came to Canada for Expo

Date6/2/1967
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Original Toronto Star caption: The miniskirt came to Canada for Expo. Left: two leggy beauties pause for a rest outside the U.K. pavilion.
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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_0004391F
Country:Canada
Province or state:Ontario
Learning to sit in a miniskirt, walking daintily and knowing how to say no to a man are all arts Nora Andrews had to learn since she became a woman th(...)
Learning to sit in a miniskirt, walking daintily and knowing how to say no to a man are all arts Nora Andrews had to learn since she became a woman th(...)
9/8/1970
Hell-bent for leather: Left, Claude Montana put his magic touch on leather in a striking group of long jackets and miniskirts in suede, calf and kid
Hell-bent for leather: Left, Claude Montana put his magic touch on leather in a striking group of long jackets and miniskirts in suede, calf and kid
3/24/1986
Europe, Krizia's fresh and sportive one-button navy print jacket in lightweight wool, $1,195, and white ruffled knit miniskirt with thigh-high hose
Europe, Krizia's fresh and sportive one-button navy print jacket in lightweight wool, $1,195, and white ruffled knit miniskirt with thigh-high hose
2/18/1988
The grassy expanse in front of Osgoode Hall should be peopled by the miniskirts of this generation
The grassy expanse in front of Osgoode Hall should be peopled by the miniskirts of this generation
5/28/1970
The present meets the past. The past of the rumble seat and the present of the miniskirt meet as 16-year-old Kren Traviss inspects a 1932 Frontenac du(...)
The present meets the past. The past of the rumble seat and the present of the miniskirt meet as 16-year-old Kren Traviss inspects a 1932 Frontenac du(...)
7/31/1967
It had to happen. The miniskirt for men has come to Toronto. Enjoying the bite of cold rain on their knees yesterday were Nicholas Simons and Donald C(...)
It had to happen. The miniskirt for men has come to Toronto. Enjoying the bite of cold rain on their knees yesterday were Nicholas Simons and Donald C(...)
10/17/1967
Britain's Dorothy Roger. Came to Expo as 'change from nursing'
Britain's Dorothy Roger. Came to Expo as 'change from nursing'
4/22/1967
Canadian image at Expo 70. Ten-foot model of Canada's $3,000,000 pavilion at Expo 70 in Osaka, Japan, is on display at Royal York. With it are Jean Oc(...)
Canadian image at Expo 70. Ten-foot model of Canada's $3,000,000 pavilion at Expo 70 in Osaka, Japan, is on display at Royal York. With it are Jean Oc(...)
7/28/1969
Expo fever, Jim Pattison, right, can look at the success of Expo 86 it nears the halfway mark of its run with a lot of satisfaction
Expo fever, Jim Pattison, right, can look at the success of Expo 86 it nears the halfway mark of its run with a lot of satisfaction
4/13/1986
Montreal, July 11 (Expo 67) - Expo's 20,000,000th visitor is Miss Celine Bouthiller, 19, of Chicopee, Mass
Montreal, July 11 (Expo 67) - Expo's 20,000,000th visitor is Miss Celine Bouthiller, 19, of Chicopee, Mass
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Arising from the ashes of Expo is this year's Man and his world exhibition, to be staged on the Expo site by the city Montreal. Though it is not an ap(...)
Arising from the ashes of Expo is this year's Man and his world exhibition, to be staged on the Expo site by the city Montreal. Though it is not an ap(...)
3/21/1968
Eight Kennedys invade expo. Senator Robert Kennedy (bottom left) and three sons ard log ride in La Ronde amusement area of Expo as rs. Kennedy (centre(...)
Eight Kennedys invade expo. Senator Robert Kennedy (bottom left) and three sons ard log ride in La Ronde amusement area of Expo as rs. Kennedy (centre(...)
7/6/1967