Maggy Reeves: Designing gowns for ballet superstar Karen Kain and three attendants is a coup for Toronto couturiere, who began work on the dress last month

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Maggy Reeves: Designing gowns for ballet superstar Karen Kain and three attendants is a coup for Toronto couturiere, who began work on the dress last month

Date2/17/1983

Names

Combs, Erin (photographer)

Reeves, Maggie (subject)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Format

Picture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: Maggy Reeves: Designing gowns for ballet superstar Karen Kain and three attendants is a coup for Toronto couturiere, who began work on the dress last month.

Medium

Photographs

Language

English

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0075758F

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