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Almost everybody wears blue jeans these days and 4,500,000 pair of them from sizes 2 to 50 will be sold this year in Canada. They may be tight, even u(...)
Almost everybody wears blue jeans these days and 4,500,000 pair of them from sizes 2 to 50 will be sold this year in Canada. They may be tight, even u(...)

Almost everybody wears blue jeans these days and 4,500,000 pair of them from sizes 2 to 50 will be sold this year in Canada. They may be tight, even u(...)

Date10/1/1974
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Original Toronto Star caption: Almost everybody wears blue jeans these days and 4;500;000 pair of them from sizes 2 to 50 will be sold this year in Canada. They may be tight; even uncomfortable for some; but the whole country seems caught up in the Great Blue Jeans Self-Deception Caper Wearers say they feel young and comfortable.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0006493F
Pastel pretty: Above, pale blue tiered voile gown, sizes 2-3X, $68, sizes 4-6X, $72
Pastel pretty: Above, pale blue tiered voile gown, sizes 2-3X, $68, sizes 4-6X, $72
2/10/1982
Preppy patterns: She wears blue plaid cropped pants with suspenders, $50, and white cotton shirt, $35
Preppy patterns: She wears blue plaid cropped pants with suspenders, $50, and white cotton shirt, $35
8/21/1984
Trendy Touches: Teens from York Mills Collegiate, left and below, wear the latest trends - knapsacks, baggy jeans, hoods, baseball caps, cowboy boots - without going to extremes
Trendy Touches: Teens from York Mills Collegiate, left and below, wear the latest trends - knapsacks, baggy jeans, hoods, baseball caps, cowboy boots - without going to extremes
5/14/1991
Dot and scroll bandanna print shirt, $35, blue jeans, $40, and washed navy anorak, $100, all from Steel
Dot and scroll bandanna print shirt, $35, blue jeans, $40, and washed navy anorak, $100, all from Steel
4/1/1992
They're off, Approximately 350 pairs of running shoes - all sizes and colors - pounded down the boardwalk yesterday in the second annual Beaches Board(...)
They're off, Approximately 350 pairs of running shoes - all sizes and colors - pounded down the boardwalk yesterday in the second annual Beaches Board(...)
4/19/1980
James Worrall, president of the Canadian Olympic Association, is 6 feet 5 inches and wears size 50 tall
James Worrall, president of the Canadian Olympic Association, is 6 feet 5 inches and wears size 50 tall
7/26/1972
Delicate detail: Above left, the groom's mother wears Nuna Barron's hyacinth blue chiffon dress with net inserts and beading on a matching chiffon overblouse
Delicate detail: Above left, the groom's mother wears Nuna Barron's hyacinth blue chiffon dress with net inserts and beading on a matching chiffon overblouse
2/8/1982
There she was, all tight jeans, long legs and spangled boots, her platinum mane gently curled, city-style, her eyes dark, deep and sad...Emmylou Harri(...)
There she was, all tight jeans, long legs and spangled boots, her platinum mane gently curled, city-style, her eyes dark, deep and sad...Emmylou Harri(...)
7/12/1988
Hipp Dude: Paul Hipp Buddy Holly incarnate on stage at the Royal Alex, wears special shoes for the role to approximate Holly's size 13 1/2 feet
Hipp Dude: Paul Hipp Buddy Holly incarnate on stage at the Royal Alex, wears special shoes for the role to approximate Holly's size 13 1/2 feet
6/1/1990
Footloose: Matey Nedkov de Lacamp wears a striking pair of blue and white striped socks to the office.
Footloose: Matey Nedkov de Lacamp wears a striking pair of blue and white striped socks to the office.
12/5/1989
Simon Lugassy wears a Matsuda suit and Donna Saslove wears Vivienne Westwood's bodice, skirt and shoes, all from F/X
Simon Lugassy wears a Matsuda suit and Donna Saslove wears Vivienne Westwood's bodice, skirt and shoes, all from F/X
2/4/1992
Above left, designer Lorren Boy wears Bent Boys' Chinese silk Dagwood dress, right, Brenda Bent wears a man's white shirt, Bent Boys' printed pants and embroidered bolero from Courage My Love
Above left, designer Lorren Boy wears Bent Boys' Chinese silk Dagwood dress, right, Brenda Bent wears a man's white shirt, Bent Boys' printed pants and embroidered bolero from Courage My Love
7/5/1989