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Tailor's dream buys clothes off the rack, James A
Tailor's dream buys clothes off the rack, James A

Tailor's dream buys clothes off the rack, James A

Date4/3/1975
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0127971F
Tailor Gordon Ruben spends a lot of time matching his customers' clothes to their personalities.
Tailor Gordon Ruben spends a lot of time matching his customers' clothes to their personalities.
1/1/1978
Georgios Giannoukakis, 34, above works as a cutter for $7 an hour and buys Canadian-made clothes for his family
Georgios Giannoukakis, 34, above works as a cutter for $7 an hour and buys Canadian-made clothes for his family
11/14/1977
Georgios Giannoukakis, 34, above works as a cutter for $7 an hour and buys Canadian-made clothes for his family
Georgios Giannoukakis, 34, above works as a cutter for $7 an hour and buys Canadian-made clothes for his family
11/14/1977
Playing with figures: Japan buys a lot more manufactured or semi-processed goods from Canada than Statistics Canada's figures show, Mamoru Iwamoto of the Japan Trade Centre says
Playing with figures: Japan buys a lot more manufactured or semi-processed goods from Canada than Statistics Canada's figures show, Mamoru Iwamoto of the Japan Trade Centre says
9/19/1979
He buys pictures by the dozen/B4
He buys pictures by the dozen/B4
3/28/1983
Hard blow: Doug Stockwell, a 40-year-old Leamington tomato farmer, was left in the lurch this year when the processing plant that usually buys his crop moved its operation south of the border
Hard blow: Doug Stockwell, a 40-year-old Leamington tomato farmer, was left in the lurch this year when the processing plant that usually buys his crop moved its operation south of the border
8/30/1991
Load of learning: Desmond De Gastro gets a stack of books ready for shipment to the Caribbean. De Gastro buys and collects books in Canada and sends them to religious schools.
Load of learning: Desmond De Gastro gets a stack of books ready for shipment to the Caribbean. De Gastro buys and collects books in Canada and sends them to religious schools.
1/11/1984
Scott Mission: Above, executive director Garnett Martin says the Scott Mission clothes up to 100 families a day in Toronto with donations.
Scott Mission: Above, executive director Garnett Martin says the Scott Mission clothes up to 100 families a day in Toronto with donations.
10/20/1989
Leonard Marcinenas, a native of Lithuania, arrived in Toronto in 1949 - with $2 in cash and a change of clothes
Leonard Marcinenas, a native of Lithuania, arrived in Toronto in 1949 - with $2 in cash and a change of clothes
7/22/1971
Peter Pataconstantinou, president of a fur company, says he was handcuffed and punched by two policemen in civilian clothes in a laneway last night.
Peter Pataconstantinou, president of a fur company, says he was handcuffed and punched by two policemen in civilian clothes in a laneway last night.
9/2/1970
Awesome pair: Clothes by Chip, left, the Pepper Foster are the rage with the junior teen crowd. The 26-year-old twins' corporate motto is Get hip or get out.
Awesome pair: Clothes by Chip, left, the Pepper Foster are the rage with the junior teen crowd. The 26-year-old twins' corporate motto is Get hip or get out.
10/4/1990
An event five feet tall, Harry (Bob) Voulgaris, a restaurant owner (right), is fitted for a sports jacket in a new clothing shop restricted to men no taller than five-feet-five inches. Shop owner Lou Brown, left, says short men, generally pay too much for clothes, suffer humiliation in some stores.
An event five feet tall, Harry (Bob) Voulgaris, a restaurant owner (right), is fitted for a sports jacket in a new clothing shop restricted to men no taller than five-feet-five inches. Shop owner Lou Brown, left, says short men, generally pay too much for clothes, suffer humiliation in some stores.
12/29/1977