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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.

Tailor Gordon Ruben spends a lot of time matching his customers' clothes to their personalities.

Date1/1/1978
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      ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0133074F
      A stitch in time: Max Ruben (left) and his brother Gordon stand in the tailor shop their father opened 68 years ago.
      A stitch in time: Max Ruben (left) and his brother Gordon stand in the tailor shop their father opened 68 years ago.
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      12/9/1981
      Comfortable clothes win customers for Linda Lundstrom
      Comfortable clothes win customers for Linda Lundstrom
      Combs, Erin
      6/29/1989
      The truth of the matter is, I wish I had about five times as much money to spend on clothes because I like clothes. [Incomplete]
      The truth of the matter is, I wish I had about five times as much money to spend on clothes because I like clothes. [Incomplete]
      Eglinton, Rick
      10/20/1989
      Thanks, people: Ted Lange of the TV show Love Boat and consumer advocate Lynne Gordon were among the personalities who donated their time to Variety Club auction
      Thanks, people: Ted Lange of the TV show Love Boat and consumer advocate Lynne Gordon were among the personalities who donated their time to Variety Club auction
      Gordon, Lynne
      3/14/1985
      The quiet life: Dallas Bader stands in front of his tepee-shaped cabin beside the beaver meadow. Inside, this modern-day Thoreau spends a lot of his time studying botany.
      The quiet life: Dallas Bader stands in front of his tepee-shaped cabin beside the beaver meadow. Inside, this modern-day Thoreau spends a lot of his time studying botany.
      Loek, Dick
      1/17/1985
      Asian cowboy' Bill Wen, part-owner of Sai Woo restaurant, performs on the harmonica for his old friend, Rompin' Ronnie Hawkins. The Hawk spends a lot of time there eating octopus soup
      Asian cowboy' Bill Wen, part-owner of Sai Woo restaurant, performs on the harmonica for his old friend, Rompin' Ronnie Hawkins. The Hawk spends a lot of time there eating octopus soup
      Hawkins, Ronnie
      4/30/1982
      Lots of laps: To pursue her dream of becoming the world's top woman traithlete, Matte spends a lot of time each day working on her swimming endurance
      Lots of laps: To pursue her dream of becoming the world's top woman traithlete, Matte spends a lot of time each day working on her swimming endurance
      Griffin, Doug
      9/12/1985
      Swinging in the sun, Nowell Gordon, 9, spends part of his lunch break in the swing in front of his Gerrard St
      Swinging in the sun, Nowell Gordon, 9, spends part of his lunch break in the swing in front of his Gerrard St
      Power, Peter
      10/18/1991
      A people person' Sam Ruth ran Baycrest Centre, a Jewish home for the aged, for 25 years and still spends a lot of time taking to residents, including the home's button king, Jake Davis
      A people person' Sam Ruth ran Baycrest Centre, a Jewish home for the aged, for 25 years and still spends a lot of time taking to residents, including the home's button king, Jake Davis
      Loek, Dick
      5/17/1988
      Widowed suddenly, a woman often moves before she thinks into a quiet building where she spends a lot of time standing in a lonely lobby waiting to be (...)
      Widowed suddenly, a woman often moves before she thinks into a quiet building where she spends a lot of time standing in a lonely lobby waiting to be (...)
      Dempsey, Lotta
      11/10/1976
      Tailor's dream buys clothes off the rack, James A
      Tailor's dream buys clothes off the rack, James A
      Darrell, Dick
      4/3/1975
      Clothes with personality: Ballet dancer Margaret Illmann loves romantic styles: like this favorite dress - her grandmother's remodelled lemon yellow debutante ball gown
      Clothes with personality: Ballet dancer Margaret Illmann loves romantic styles: like this favorite dress - her grandmother's remodelled lemon yellow debutante ball gown
      Illmann, Margaret
      12/6/1991