Category Archives: Fashion History Museum

Recreating an 1887 Dress From the FHM Collection

Posted on 2019-07-29 by Jonathan

About a year ago I was contacted by Constanze Möller from the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts regarding a dress she had seen online that was attributed to the Fashion History Museum’s collection. It’s a wool dress with paisley pattern … Continue reading →

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Dressing Toronto – November 1-30

Posted on 2018-11-03 by Jonathan

We just opened Dressing Toronto in conjunction with Myseum at the Toronto Media Arts Centre (location and opening times below). The show surveys some of the sources from where Torontonians acquired their clothing over the past 150 years. The selection of … Continue reading →

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FHM’s Tango Tea

Posted on 2018-09-20 by Jonathan

Tango Teas were a popular pastime in polite society from the early 1910s well into the early 1930s. Dressed for the afternoon in hats and gloves, ladies and gentlemen took tea in palm-filled hotel courts while viewing a fashion parade … Continue reading →

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Archival Fonds – You Never Know What You Are Going to Get…

Posted on 2018-04-13 by Jonathan

Fonds is a word borrowed from the French to describe an archival collection from a single source. It is the same in both singular and plural which is awkward because ‘a fonds’ doesn’t flow off the tongue as easily as … Continue reading →

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FHM energy savings thanks to ArtsBuild Ontario!

Posted on 2018-02-06 by Jonathan

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Donations 2017

Posted on 2018-01-01 by Jonathan

We had some wonderful donations come into the museum this past year – so many that we have been working right through the holidays to catch up on thank-you letters and tax receipts, so they are on their way! We … Continue reading →

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Jane Austen’s Country Ball

Posted on 2017-09-27 by Jonathan

This past Saturday we held our first, of what we hope will become an annual, costume ball. In honour of our exhibition The World of Jane Austen 1792 – 1817, the theme was a Regency ball. 85 guests, not everyone … Continue reading →

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Exhibition: Mode Canada 150 September 13 – October 27

Posted on 2017-09-13 by Jonathan

The FHM Pops Up in Toronto with an exhibition for Mode Canada 150 – Then, Now, Next. Fifty garments from the FHM are currently on display in the new Yorkville Village in downtown Toronto (second floor overlooking Whole Foods). We … Continue reading →

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Banners Banned

Posted on 2017-06-05 by Jonathan

CAMBRIDGE — The sculptured lower torso of Michelangelo’s David is sandwiched by two red fields. In his right hand, the Goliath-slaying rock is clutched. And covering the naked David’s privates? Not a fig leaf, as was added to a Victorian … Continue reading →

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Fashioning Canada Since 1867 article

Posted on 2017-05-12 by Jonathan

The latest article about Fashioning Canada Since 1867: 150 years of Canadian fashions – Bill Doucet | Cambridge Times While Canada’s contribution to fashion may be somewhat underappreciated, there are garments that are internationally known. Take for instance a Russian group that … Continue reading →

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