August 19th, 2010
Saturday October 16th, from 10am to 5pm.
Carefully collected from fabulous Ontario estates, we offer an impressive assortment of
men’s and women’s clothing from the 1890s to the 1970s!
The sale also includes antique costume jewellery, accessories, curios, ephemera, textiles and more!
Gadabout www.gadabout.ca ,
Angela McCool amccool@sympatico.ca, and Eclectisaurus www.eclectisaurus.com , combine their considerable inventories to make this a not to be missed sale.
Located in the Toronto Heritage Maple Cottage at 62 Laing Street. Click Here for Map.
The Queen East Street Car stops at Laing (first stop east of Leslie),
and the Maple Cottage is just steps south off Queen. Admission is Free.
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August 19th, 2010
“Costume On Stage… From the Ethereal Ideal – To A Design on Paper – To The Costume on the Stage” – is an upcoming session from the Friends of Costume and Textiles at the ROM on Saturday, September 25th, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.. There will be presentations by Marshall Pynkoski – Co-founder and Co-director of Opera Atelier, Martha Mann – Noted Costume Designer for theatre, opera and film and Rita Brown – Costumer/Cutter at the Shaw Festival and Papier à la Mode collaborator. In “Costume in Motion,” Dancers of Opera Atelier will also be featured.
CSO members are being offered the ROM members’ fee of $35.00; general public $45.00; students with ID $15.00.
More information and registration details can be found at the ROM’s website : www.rom.on.ca
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August 13th, 2010
Cornelia Powell of Atlanta, Georgia, backs her online magazine and a number of publications with years of experience. She also shares wedding-related news and highlights the ancient heritage of women in cultures worldwide. A current article is “Consider Not Wearing a Strapless Dress, Unless….” a wise comment on the lasting trend to strapless bridal dresses which you can find at www.WeddingsOfGrace.com.
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August 13th, 2010
The Crazy Years: The Fashion Renaissance of the Roaring 1920s
The Joseph Brant Museum is excited to announce the opening of its new costume exhibition, The Crazy Years: The Fashion Renaissance of the Roaring 1920s. Enjoy spectacular examples of 1920s fashion while learning about the social and cultural changes that were occurring at the same time.
The exhibition features several dresses from the Eileen Collard Costume Collection, as well as hats, shoes, purses and other accessories popular at that time. A media component showcases images and music from the era, visually highlighting a decade recovering from the First World War and embracing a new-found freedom and attitude that included the women’s rights movement, the jazz era and the influence of Black Culture.
Joseph Brant Museum is open Tuesday-Friday from 10-4:30, and Sunday afternoons from 1-4:30. Please note that admission rates have changed slightly due to the HST. For more information, visit website: www.museumsofburlington.com.
or contact Paul Stone, Curator, at (905) 634-3556.
Joseph Brant Museum, 1240 North Shore Blvd., Burlington ON L7S 1C5
(905) 634-3556
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