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The miniskirt came to Canada for Expo
The miniskirt came to Canada for Expo

The miniskirt came to Canada for Expo

Date6/2/1967
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Original Toronto Star caption: The miniskirt came to Canada for Expo. Left: two leggy beauties pause for a rest outside the U.K. pavilion.
GeographyProvince stateOntario
GeographyCountryCanada
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Photographs
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    ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
    CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
    Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
    Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
    Object NumberTSPA_0004391F
    The grassy expanse in front of Osgoode Hall should be peopled by the miniskirts of this generation
    The grassy expanse in front of Osgoode Hall should be peopled by the miniskirts of this generation
    Spremo, Boris
    5/28/1970
    Learning to sit in a miniskirt, walking daintily and knowing how to say no to a man are all arts Nora Andrews had to learn since she became a woman th(...)
    Learning to sit in a miniskirt, walking daintily and knowing how to say no to a man are all arts Nora Andrews had to learn since she became a woman th(...)
    Barkley, Harold
    9/8/1970
    Hell-bent for leather: Left, Claude Montana put his magic touch on leather in a striking group of long jackets and miniskirts in suede, calf and kid
    Hell-bent for leather: Left, Claude Montana put his magic touch on leather in a striking group of long jackets and miniskirts in suede, calf and kid
    Combs, Erin
    3/24/1986
    The present meets the past. The past of the rumble seat and the present of the miniskirt meet as 16-year-old Kren Traviss inspects a 1932 Frontenac du(...)
    The present meets the past. The past of the rumble seat and the present of the miniskirt meet as 16-year-old Kren Traviss inspects a 1932 Frontenac du(...)
    Expo 67 (Montreal, Québec)
    7/31/1967
    It had to happen. The miniskirt for men has come to Toronto. Enjoying the bite of cold rain on their knees yesterday were Nicholas Simons and Donald C(...)
    It had to happen. The miniskirt for men has come to Toronto. Enjoying the bite of cold rain on their knees yesterday were Nicholas Simons and Donald C(...)
    Teskey, Frank
    10/17/1967
    Europe, Krizia's fresh and sportive one-button navy print jacket in lightweight wool, $1,195, and white ruffled knit miniskirt with thigh-high hose
    Europe, Krizia's fresh and sportive one-button navy print jacket in lightweight wool, $1,195, and white ruffled knit miniskirt with thigh-high hose
    Loek, Dick
    2/18/1988
    Britain's Dorothy Roger. Came to Expo as 'change from nursing'
    Britain's Dorothy Roger. Came to Expo as 'change from nursing'
    Expo 67 (Montreal, Québec)
    4/22/1967
    Canadian image at Expo 70. Ten-foot model of Canada's $3,000,000 pavilion at Expo 70 in Osaka, Japan, is on display at Royal York. With it are Jean Oc(...)
    Canadian image at Expo 70. Ten-foot model of Canada's $3,000,000 pavilion at Expo 70 in Osaka, Japan, is on display at Royal York. With it are Jean Oc(...)
    Teskey, Frank
    7/28/1969
    Expo fever, Jim Pattison, right, can look at the success of Expo 86 it nears the halfway mark of its run with a lot of satisfaction
    Expo fever, Jim Pattison, right, can look at the success of Expo 86 it nears the halfway mark of its run with a lot of satisfaction
    Mahler, John
    4/13/1986
    Arising from the ashes of Expo is this year's Man and his world exhibition, to be staged on the Expo site by the city Montreal. Though it is not an ap(...)
    Arising from the ashes of Expo is this year's Man and his world exhibition, to be staged on the Expo site by the city Montreal. Though it is not an ap(...)
    Darrell, Dick
    3/21/1968
    Gymnasts shape up for expo, The Kalev Estienne gymnasts, who will perform at Expo 70 this month, will demontrate skills at Ryerson Thursday and Friday(...)
    Gymnasts shape up for expo, The Kalev Estienne gymnasts, who will perform at Expo 70 this month, will demontrate skills at Ryerson Thursday and Friday(...)
    Griffin, Doug
    5/12/1970
    Montreal, July 11 (Expo 67) - Expo's 20,000,000th visitor is Miss Celine Bouthiller, 19, of Chicopee, Mass
    Montreal, July 11 (Expo 67) - Expo's 20,000,000th visitor is Miss Celine Bouthiller, 19, of Chicopee, Mass
    Expo 67 (Montreal, Québec)
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