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Image from a fashion shoot featuring a belted two-piece ensemble. Trimmed stand-up collar, placket, and cuffs on the blouse; and A-line skirt. Photographed in an unknown studio. On the reverse are handwritten notes that may include the model’s name…

Image from a fashion shoot featuring a three-piece ensemble. V-neck blouse; classic, pleated, straight pants; and unstructured, crotch-length jacket. Photographed in the Bloedel Conservatory. On the reverse are handwritten notes that may include the…

Image from a fashion shoot featuring a beige two-piece suit. Collarless jacket with set-in sleeves and breast pockets, and midi skirt. Photographed in front of the Canada Place sails and North Vancouver's skyline. On the reverse are handwritten…

Client newsletter promoting imported loden coats and Italian knit sweaters. Only one piece is from LMW: a "soft shirt." Concluding this edition is an editorial on duties imposed by Canada Customs and the logic of the mechanisms in place.

Image from a fashion shoot featuring a belted T-shirt dress with a V-neckline, short sleeves, and slash side pockets. Photographed in an unknown studio. On the reverse are handwritten notes that may include the model’s name, date of photograph,…

Image from a fashion shoot featuring a belted, patterned midi dress with a V-neck and 3/4-length sleeves. Photographed indoors against stained glass windows in the Greater Vancouver Regional District. On the reverse are handwritten notes that may…

Image from a fashion shoot featuring a V-neck blouse with cold shoulders, diamond cut-outs, and an Obi wrap-style belt. Photographed against a marina and a body of water in the Greater Vancouver Regional District. On the reverse are handwritten…

Image from a fashion shoot featuring an ensemble comprised of a cape with pockets, scarf, and wrap-style midi skirt. Photographed in front of the storefront of Alex Fraser Galleries. On the reverse are handwritten notes that may include the model’s…

Image from a fashion shoot featuring a belted, striped, and patterned midi dress with a ruffle collar and ruffled long sleeves. Photographed in an unknown studio. On the reverse are handwritten notes that may include the model’s name, date of…

Image from a fashion shoot featuring a collarless blouse, unstructured 3/4 length jacket, and Victor Vasarely op art pencil skirt. Photographed in front of a hydroelectric dam in the Greater Vancouver Regional District. On the reverse are…

Client newsletter that briefly introduces three garments in addition to LMW's newest illustrator and sales associate, Bonnie Schmaus. Readers are informed that LMW was the first to carry FOGAL stockings in North America four years ago—an "…

Image from a fashion shoot featuring a dark pink blouse with a round neck and possibly dolman sleeves tucked into a teal knee-length tube skirt with an extra wide waistband. Both include matching rosettes sewn in place. Photographed outside a…

Consumer products available via mail order from an independently owned retailer based in Vancouver, Canada. Hemlines are notably shorter compared to previous years, particularly on day dresses, which now hit at just below the knee. Blouses are more…

Image from a fashion shoot feauturing a scoop neck t-shirt with elbow-length cuffed sleeves and striped clam digger pants. Photographed in an unknown studio. On the reverse are handwritten notes that may include the model’s name, date of photograph…

Client newsletter that takes a view to the future via LMW's Spacewear collection. Fabrics offered are simple solids and designs more basic than previous collections, thus function over form dictates this season. The concluding editorial muses…

Image from a fashion shoot featuring a two-piece ensemble. Buttoned, crotch-length shirt with notched collar and safari-style pockets; and above-knee wrap skirt. Photographed against a boat in the Greater Vancouver Regional District. On the reverse…

Image from a fashion shoot featuring a three-piece ensemble. Unstructured jacket with 3/4-length sleeves, top, and A-line midi skirt. Photographed in an unknown studio near a chest of drawers. On the reverse are handwritten notes that may include…

On the reverse are handwritten notes that may include the model’s name, date of photograph, printing instructions, and miscellaneous information.

Image from a fashion shoot featuring a dress and coat ensemble in beige. Belted midi-length dress with round neckline. Open-style, mid-calf length swing coat with raglan sleeves. Photographed against a door with stained glass windows in the Greater…

Image from a fashion shoot featuring a patterned, V-neckline dress with bishop sleeves; matching belt; and a shell top underneath. Photographed in an unknown studio. On the reverse are handwritten notes that may include the model’s name, date of…

Image from a fashion shoot featuring a patterned, buttoned, knee-length dress with matching belt. Photographed on a lawn in the Greater Vancouver Regional District. On the reverse are handwritten notes that may include the model’s name, date of…

Client newsletter focusing on a single dress that is illustrated: a sleeveless cotton cocktail dress featuring "crunchy" white lace and a mandarin collar.

Image from a fashion shoot featuring a dress with long sleeves and mock turtleneck, possibly knee length. Photographed in front of a round mirror in an unknown studio. On the reverse are handwritten notes that may include the model’s name, date of…

Image from a fashion shoot featuring a two-piece suit. 2" below hip-length jacket with dropped shoulder seams and a maxi skirt. Photographed at an outdoor staircase and railing in the Greater Vancouver Regional District. On the reverse are…

Image from a fashion shoot featuring a striped midi dress with a bateau neckline, 3/4-length kimono-style sleeves, and matching knotted belt. Photographed on location against Henry Moore's Knife Edge sculpture in Queen Elizabeth Park. On the…