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4 women charged after activists stage fur-show protest, Four women were arrested by Metro police after a fashion show featuring fur coats and hats was(...)
4 women charged after activists stage fur-show protest, Four women were arrested by Metro police after a fashion show featuring fur coats and hats was(...)

4 women charged after activists stage fur-show protest, Four women were arrested by Metro police after a fashion show featuring fur coats and hats was(...)

Date11/21/1984
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Original Toronto Star caption: 4 women charged after activists stage fur-show protest; Four women were arrested by Metro police after a fashion show featuring fur coats and hats was disrupted last night by animal-rights activists. [Incomplete]
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    GeographyCity, town, townshipToronto
    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_0011885F
      Street debate: Furrier Alex Dimitropolous, in coyote coat, and an anti-fur demonstrator clash yesterday on Spadina Ave. during a protest by about 200 activists.
      Street debate: Furrier Alex Dimitropolous, in coyote coat, and an anti-fur demonstrator clash yesterday on Spadina Ave. during a protest by about 200 activists.
      Loek, Dick
      3/24/1990
      Furor , Police drag protester Marlene Lakin, 29, from the stage during last night's Canadian Fur Fashion Show at the Old Mill Restaurant while a fur-c(...)
      Furor , Police drag protester Marlene Lakin, 29, from the stage during last night's Canadian Fur Fashion Show at the Old Mill Restaurant while a fur-c(...)
      Griffin, Doug
      10/30/1979
      Fur-trimmed coats were required by Queen Elizabeth, right and Princess Anne during last year's July visit to the Northwest Territories. Prince Philip (...)
      Fur-trimmed coats were required by Queen Elizabeth, right and Princess Anne during last year's July visit to the Northwest Territories. Prince Philip (...)
      Anne, Princess Royal, daughter of Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1950-
      4/27/1971
      Best of show award for women's fashions was won by designer Eugene Schonberger (left) for midi evening dress of black broadtail fur
      Best of show award for women's fashions was won by designer Eugene Schonberger (left) for midi evening dress of black broadtail fur
      Geo, Mario
      5/25/1970
      hristmas Ribbon. on this $23,000 Aston Martin symbolizes dealer hn Cox's hope that somebody will buy it as a gift for a loved one. obody's taken up his offer of Christmas morning delivery yet, but other expensive items are being snapped up around Toronto. Jewelry, fur coats an gold toothpicks are big with those who don't insist on sensible gifts. Some teenagers don't mind paying $100 for a gold chain. [Incomplete]
      hristmas Ribbon. on this $23,000 Aston Martin symbolizes dealer hn Cox's hope that somebody will buy it as a gift for a loved one. obody's taken up his offer of Christmas morning delivery yet, but other expensive items are being snapped up around Toronto. Jewelry, fur coats an gold toothpicks are big with those who don't insist on sensible gifts. Some teenagers don't mind paying $100 for a gold chain. [Incomplete]
      Goode, Jeff
      12/13/1972
      Luxury-priced fur coats are the end product through which thousands of chinchilla breeders hope to make money, despite some past problems
      Luxury-priced fur coats are the end product through which thousands of chinchilla breeders hope to make money, despite some past problems
      Barkley, Harold
      7/21/1971
      Be an individual: Martine Matthews' reversible silk and canvas coats, $750, also available in padded chintz, $450, shark fin dorsal hats, $60
      Be an individual: Martine Matthews' reversible silk and canvas coats, $750, also available in padded chintz, $450, shark fin dorsal hats, $60
      Loek, Dick
      11/12/1987
      Fur flare: Fur trimmed flared coat, left, worn over body skimming knit dress, shows Wayne Clark's sexy style for fall
      Fur flare: Fur trimmed flared coat, left, worn over body skimming knit dress, shows Wayne Clark's sexy style for fall
      Bull, Ron
      3/28/1985
      Luxurious fur: Left, Dean Caten, who designs with identical twin brother Dan, with model in pink fox fur coat, $6,000, matching hat
      Luxurious fur: Left, Dean Caten, who designs with identical twin brother Dan, with model in pink fox fur coat, $6,000, matching hat
      Eglinton, Rick
      10/2/1987
      Hat Trick: Aristos Douskos says that as far as he knows, he's the only person in Ontario still making fur hats. His workship, reminiscent of old St. Petersburg, is on Spadina Ave.
      Hat Trick: Aristos Douskos says that as far as he knows, he's the only person in Ontario still making fur hats. His workship, reminiscent of old St. Petersburg, is on Spadina Ave.
      Bull, Ron
      12/20/1991
      Illustration of a beach scene with two women in full dresses and hats. One woman is holding up …
      W.J. Lugsdin hats, caps and furs
      Lugsdin, William J., 1860-1934
      Approximately 1890
      Fried, Grills & Co. wholesale hats, caps, furs, straw goods, robes and gloves
      Fried, Grills & Co. wholesale hats, caps, furs, straw goods, robes and gloves
      Fried, Grills & Co. (Toronto, Ont.)
      approximately 1908