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![‘Haute couture is art’ is a postmodernist debate that will surely not conclude anytime soon. Whether or not you agree, curator and fashion historian Olivier Saillard does regard it as a […]](https://fs8003w16amd01.blog.torontomu.ca/files/2016/03/Fig-1-115x115.jpg "Couturious")
Couturious
Posted on March 12, 2016 | 2 Comments‘Haute couture is art’ is a postmodernist debate that will surely not conclude anytime soon. Whether or not you agree, curator and fashion historian Olivier Saillard does regard it as a […] -
![Harvey Sobel (1934-2014) was a well-known interior designer in the Greater Toronto Area and abroad. He was born in Toronto, but lived in Hamilton – one his favourite cities. He […]](https://fs8003w16amd01.blog.torontomu.ca/files/2016/03/IMG_6387-115x115.jpg "Harvey Sobel’s Brioni Coat")
Harvey Sobel’s Brioni Coat
Posted on March 11, 2016 | 7 CommentsHarvey Sobel (1934-2014) was a well-known interior designer in the Greater Toronto Area and abroad. He was born in Toronto, but lived in Hamilton – one his favourite cities. He […] -
![Designer Elsa Schiaparelli once wrote; “A dress has no life of its own unless it is worn.” According to this statement, a one-button women’s blazer which now resides in the […]](https://fs8003w16amd01.blog.torontomu.ca/files/2016/03/FRC_Coats_2012.02.001_FRT_Web-115x115.jpg "Smythe les vestes: The story is in the name")
Smythe les vestes: The story is in the name
Posted on March 11, 2016 | 8 CommentsDesigner Elsa Schiaparelli once wrote; “A dress has no life of its own unless it is worn.” According to this statement, a one-button women’s blazer which now resides in the […] -
![Objects are active meaning makers; they absorb the significance we attach to them and reflect it back to us (Prentice 993-994). As objects become embedded into our lives, they develop […]](https://fs8003w16amd01.blog.torontomu.ca/files/2016/03/Label-1-115x115.jpg "More than comfort: Understanding the meaning of clothing with an object analysis approach")
More than comfort: Understanding the meaning of clothing with an object analysis approach
Posted on March 11, 2016 | 4 CommentsObjects are active meaning makers; they absorb the significance we attach to them and reflect it back to us (Prentice 993-994). As objects become embedded into our lives, they develop […] -
![IT DIDN’T SEEM REET – Anon. Wen a fella cum walkin’ deawn eawr road, ‘Is clogs went “er—clatt, er—clatt.” An’ it struck mi, as Ah’d never knowed A pair o’clogs […]](https://fs8003w16amd01.blog.torontomu.ca/files/2016/03/unnamed-1-115x115.jpg "Lancashire Clogs: Stepping Through History")
Lancashire Clogs: Stepping Through History
Posted on March 11, 2016 | 4 CommentsIT DIDN’T SEEM REET – Anon. Wen a fella cum walkin’ deawn eawr road, ‘Is clogs went “er—clatt, er—clatt.” An’ it struck mi, as Ah’d never knowed A pair o’clogs […] -
![I was truly a woman’s best friend in my heyday. I was the favorite pair of evening shoes, and a revered as a collector’s item before I was retired to […]](https://fs8003w16amd01.blog.torontomu.ca/files/2016/03/Shoe-side-115x115.jpg "Speaking with her shoes: A footwear biography")
Speaking with her shoes: A footwear biography
Posted on March 11, 2016 | 5 CommentsI was truly a woman’s best friend in my heyday. I was the favorite pair of evening shoes, and a revered as a collector’s item before I was retired to […] -
![With the help of the Ryerson Fashion Research Collection coordinator Ingrid Mida, I decided to focus my attention on a black men’s blazer created by Cecil Gee of London. It has […]](https://fs8003w16amd01.blog.torontomu.ca/files/2016/03/IMG_3859-115x115.jpg "The Man Behind The Velvet: Shaping the Identity of Alan Suddon")
The Man Behind The Velvet: Shaping the Identity of Alan Suddon
Posted on March 8, 2016 | 1 CommentWith the help of the Ryerson Fashion Research Collection coordinator Ingrid Mida, I decided to focus my attention on a black men’s blazer created by Cecil Gee of London. It has […] -
![There are many symbols associated with Canadian identity: hockey, the toque, the beaver, the moose, and Tim Horton’s, to name a few. One symbol of Canadian identity that has been […]](https://fs8003w16amd01.blog.torontomu.ca/files/2016/03/sweater_001-115x115.jpg "The Cowichan Sweater: A History of the Handcrafted")
The Cowichan Sweater: A History of the Handcrafted
Posted on March 7, 2016 | 2 CommentsThere are many symbols associated with Canadian identity: hockey, the toque, the beaver, the moose, and Tim Horton’s, to name a few. One symbol of Canadian identity that has been […] -
![The following is a children’s short story about a new dress made for fictional character, Frankie (Frances), when she was 3 and a half years old. It takes place in […]](https://fs8003w16amd01.blog.torontomu.ca/files/2016/03/object-lesson-sketches-001-115x115.jpg "Frankie’s Party Dress")
Frankie’s Party Dress
Posted on March 7, 2016 | 3 CommentsThe following is a children’s short story about a new dress made for fictional character, Frankie (Frances), when she was 3 and a half years old. It takes place in […] -
![Amid the assemblage of shoes found within the Ryerson Research Collection is one unassuming white shoebox (FRC1994.01.030 A+B), pulled delicately from a shelf by the collection’s coordinator, and author of […]](https://fs8003w16amd01.blog.torontomu.ca/files/2016/03/Thierry-Mugler-shoe-115x115.jpg "Mulhallen’s Muglers")
Mulhallen’s Muglers
Posted on March 7, 2016 | 5 CommentsAmid the assemblage of shoes found within the Ryerson Research Collection is one unassuming white shoebox (FRC1994.01.030 A+B), pulled delicately from a shelf by the collection’s coordinator, and author of […]