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Pure elegance: Above, cream and black raw silk suit ($850) from Gerald Franklin's fall collection
Pure elegance: Above, cream and black raw silk suit ($850) from Gerald Franklin's fall collection

Pure elegance: Above, cream and black raw silk suit ($850) from Gerald Franklin's fall collection

Date10/5/1981
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Original Toronto Star caption: Pure elegance: Above; cream and black raw silk suit ($850) from Gerald Franklin's fall collection.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0023296F
Above, designer Gerald Franklin with model wearing his black low-cut silk chiffon dress, about $900
Above, designer Gerald Franklin with model wearing his black low-cut silk chiffon dress, about $900
4/15/1987
Leather look: Above, Franklin's leather jodhpurs ($500), a favorite fall wardrobe basic
Leather look: Above, Franklin's leather jodhpurs ($500), a favorite fall wardrobe basic
10/5/1981
Elegant style: Bernard McGee wears a raw silk tuxedo, above, in charcoal gray with black pants
Elegant style: Bernard McGee wears a raw silk tuxedo, above, in charcoal gray with black pants
7/7/1981
Veiled allure: Hat designer Kokin poses with model wearing April in Paris, his study in elegance in yards of hand-made netting and black silk roses, $198 at The Irish Shop
Veiled allure: Hat designer Kokin poses with model wearing April in Paris, his study in elegance in yards of hand-made netting and black silk roses, $198 at The Irish Shop
4/3/1988
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
9/17/1982
Gerald Franklin: Toronto designer showed a holiday collection that, while flawed, reflected his flair for classically elegant evening wear
Gerald Franklin: Toronto designer showed a holiday collection that, while flawed, reflected his flair for classically elegant evening wear
11/20/1981
Above, Clark Kent look in classic lab coat styles, above right, effortless elegance in the uniform of designer overcoat, Vuitton bag, little black ski(...)
Above, Clark Kent look in classic lab coat styles, above right, effortless elegance in the uniform of designer overcoat, Vuitton bag, little black ski(...)
3/11/1987
Designers: Above, Judy Cornish, right, and Joyce Gunhouse mix '40s elegance with bad boy tattoo images in their new fall line
Designers: Above, Judy Cornish, right, and Joyce Gunhouse mix '40s elegance with bad boy tattoo images in their new fall line
8/15/1988
Irish-born couturier Brenda Bell likes the simple elegance of an empire-waisted gold silk jersey gown, modelled here in her airy Summerhill Market atelier. Jewelry by Wendy Portman
Irish-born couturier Brenda Bell likes the simple elegance of an empire-waisted gold silk jersey gown, modelled here in her airy Summerhill Market atelier. Jewelry by Wendy Portman
11/19/1987
Sophisticated style: Above,. Toronto designer Paul Milana, 23, with model wearing his silk and cotton blend suit with long, full skirt and boxy jacket(...)
Sophisticated style: Above,. Toronto designer Paul Milana, 23, with model wearing his silk and cotton blend suit with long, full skirt and boxy jacket(...)
1/6/1988
Traditional formality: The peak lapel tuxedo, above, in pure worsted wool is teamed with pleated wing collar shirt, satin tie and black cummerbund
Traditional formality: The peak lapel tuxedo, above, in pure worsted wool is teamed with pleated wing collar shirt, satin tie and black cummerbund
2/10/1982
Left, from her fall line, a double breasted houndstooth suit with black velvet trim will be $875
Left, from her fall line, a double breasted houndstooth suit with black velvet trim will be $875
5/9/1990