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I just want to amuse my friends, says top hostess Catherine Leggett.
I just want to amuse my friends, says top hostess Catherine Leggett.

I just want to amuse my friends, says top hostess Catherine Leggett.

Date5/7/1981
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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_0062415F
Catherine Leggett: Even as a student, she always paid extreme attention to the way I looked
Catherine Leggett: Even as a student, she always paid extreme attention to the way I looked
11/19/1986
Co-chair of the Opera Ball Catherine Leggett, above, wears an eye-catching pastel pink satin jacket with high collar and puffed sleeves over a slim black velvet strapless gown
Co-chair of the Opera Ball Catherine Leggett, above, wears an eye-catching pastel pink satin jacket with high collar and puffed sleeves over a slim black velvet strapless gown
10/1/1986
Right, Catherine Leggett with David A. J. Nugent.
Right, Catherine Leggett with David A. J. Nugent.
11/29/1984
Gala display: Toronto socialite Catherine Leggett, above, wears black, cocktail length Pauline Trigere.
Gala display: Toronto socialite Catherine Leggett, above, wears black, cocktail length Pauline Trigere.
6/9/1980
Above, Mary Carr-Harris, wearing a turquoise fol jacket and black skirt by Valentino, stand with new skinny Catherine Leggett, wearing a plaid Given luncheon dress
Above, Mary Carr-Harris, wearing a turquoise fol jacket and black skirt by Valentino, stand with new skinny Catherine Leggett, wearing a plaid Given luncheon dress
9/30/1982
On the lamb: Catherine Leggett wears a flame colored Tibetan lamb by Claude Montana.
On the lamb: Catherine Leggett wears a flame colored Tibetan lamb by Claude Montana.
10/29/1985
Romantic opulence: Catherine Leggett, above, wears Oscar de la Renta gown with puffed sleeves and plunging neck to the recent Canadian Opera Ball at the King Edward Hotel
Romantic opulence: Catherine Leggett, above, wears Oscar de la Renta gown with puffed sleeves and plunging neck to the recent Canadian Opera Ball at the King Edward Hotel
n.d.
Mysterious wealth: Catherine Leggett, the independently wealthy wife of a crown attorney, throws glamorous parties and jets around the world in a mysterious occupation selling electronic equipment to foreign navies
Mysterious wealth: Catherine Leggett, the independently wealthy wife of a crown attorney, throws glamorous parties and jets around the world in a mysterious occupation selling electronic equipment to foreign navies
3/3/1983
Above Catherine Leggett, wearing an Oscar de la Renta gown, chats with escort David Nugent, left, and John Combs.
Above Catherine Leggett, wearing an Oscar de la Renta gown, chats with escort David Nugent, left, and John Combs.
12/16/1986
Left, the bride, Catherine Leggett, wearing a Nina Ricci gown, and groom, David Nugent, emerge from St. Paul's Cathedral.
Left, the bride, Catherine Leggett, wearing a Nina Ricci gown, and groom, David Nugent, emerge from St. Paul's Cathedral.
6/29/1987
Catherine Leggett, who's given the word socialite new meaning
Catherine Leggett, who's given the word socialite new meaning
n.d.
Some of my best friends are Catholic, says Wilfred Gillis, a member of Cavan Township council, as he leans on tractor on his Cavan Township farm. But Gillis is among councillors who voted unanimously not to rezone a farm property, preventing group of Ro
Some of my best friends are Catholic, says Wilfred Gillis, a member of Cavan Township council, as he leans on tractor on his Cavan Township farm. But Gillis is among councillors who voted unanimously not to rezone a farm property, preventing group of Ro
10/5/1977