tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4791715398838710885.post5980888271713547981..comments2021-12-30T15:23:08.323-05:00Comments on CAFTCAD: Around TownUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4791715398838710885.post-15719782617748761202008-05-03T10:56:00.000-04:002008-05-03T10:56:00.000-04:00This small exhibit was a joy to visit and as well ...This small exhibit was a joy to visit and as well as reminding you why you love clothes so much, it was also informative. Did you know that Toronto's garment industry has been primarily run by the decades latest wave of immigrants?<BR/><BR/>My favourite was the documentary made of the mostly Jewish operated garment district of the 1960's. To see the vintage we adore so much being made brand new. And seeing how everyone smoked, holding their cigarettes right next to these gorgous dresses (!)as well as the old store facades of our city makes you remember how such a different time it was. <BR/><BR/>Which perhaps is why we love the old clothes so much whenever we do a period piece- because we get to evoke a different time to the one we know today.Jo.Syhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07209530774658121190noreply@blogger.com