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Cotton at Byblos: Right, designers Keith Varty and Alan Cleaver wrapped up their Santa Fe inspired spring collection with finely pleated cotton bridal gown
Cotton at Byblos: Right, designers Keith Varty and Alan Cleaver wrapped up their Santa Fe inspired spring collection with finely pleated cotton bridal gown

Cotton at Byblos: Right, designers Keith Varty and Alan Cleaver wrapped up their Santa Fe inspired spring collection with finely pleated cotton bridal gown

Date1/18/1990
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Original Toronto Star caption: Cotton at Byblos: Right; designers Keith Varty and Alan Cleaver wrapped up their Santa Fe inspired spring collection with finely pleated cotton bridal gown.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0006640F
Designer copies: Right, Pearl Chan, in the showroom of her business Chansfield Clothing, wears a Byblos-inspired, portrait-collar jacket
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White cotton gown by Montreal designer Jean Christophe ($50), The little girl look is popular in romantic lingerie
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Debra Diteman: Inspired by the cotton fleece pants she wore to warm up for ballet class
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Great mix: German designer Otto Kern, posing with two of his models, is doing printed silks and cottons for spring
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10/15/1992
Welly's fashions: Above, Toronto designer Welly with a magenta charmeuse and crepe one-shouldered gown with pleated bodice, $800
Welly's fashions: Above, Toronto designer Welly with a magenta charmeuse and crepe one-shouldered gown with pleated bodice, $800
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Romantic ruffles: Tiered white cotton lace gown, left, has ruffled neck and hem
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1/13/1987
Chatelaine beauty editor Charmaine Gooden in Chanel-inspired red ribbon suit, with designer Keith Richardson
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11/21/1991
Lee Wright: New York designer, above, wears one of his own black silk double-breasted suits with a cotton shirt and boldly striped tie
Lee Wright: New York designer, above, wears one of his own black silk double-breasted suits with a cotton shirt and boldly striped tie
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Slim bodice: Designer Kim Myles, below, checks fit of one of her creation - a double-breasted, lapel-collared dress with peg-shaped skirt, in Italian cotton
Slim bodice: Designer Kim Myles, below, checks fit of one of her creation - a double-breasted, lapel-collared dress with peg-shaped skirt, in Italian cotton
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