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Client newsletter focusing on dandyism as it affects women's fashions. Silk and cashmere midi-length dresses and coats are featured. An inspired editorial closes the newsletter that delves into dramatist Bertolt Brecht's alienation effect…

Image from a fashion shoot featuring a textured fabric blouse with elbow-length sleeves and a belted, wrap-like midi skirt. Photographed in a park-like setting in the Greater Vancouver Regional District. On the reverse are handwritten notes that may…

Image from a fashion shoot featuring a midi-length ensemble and buttoned jacket. Photographed against a Gothic Revival window or archway in the Greater Vancouver Regional District. On the reverse are handwritten notes that may include the model’s…

Client newsletter promoting the key tenets of LMW's fashion philosophy: flexibility, quality, and luxury. Garments presented as embodiments are Windowpane (a collection of four coordinates), loden coats and suits, and silk raincoats. Clients…

Image from a fashion shoot featuring a mandarin collar shirt with bowtie and clam digger pants. Photographed on location against iron gates with a Gothic Revival window or arch in the background in the Greater Vancouver Regional District. On the…

Image from a fashion shoot featuring a two-piece dress and jacket. Edwardian-inspired blouse with possible cufflinks; unique, foldover collar jacket; and midi skirt. Photographed in an aircraft's cockpit in the Greater Vancouver Regional…

Client newsletter heralding the arrival of spring fashions including crease-resistant dresses and two-piece wool suits. A FOGAL stockings sale is also featured. This edition's closing editorial focuses on the challenges of writing advertising…

Client newsletter that features a poem, Pied Beauty, by Gerard Manley Hopkins and promotes a Greta Garbo film festival at the Hyland Theatre in Vancouver. Wiener's fashions are briefly described as multi-coloured lawn dresses with full and not-…

Client newsletter detailing current stock. Included are imported French bathing suits; and assorted cotton and wool pieces from LMW including "longuette" skirts, dresses, and coats. Colours range from putty and black to chartreuse and…

Image from a fashion shoot featuring a striped 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 reverse…

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…

Client newsletter focusing on LMW's spring fashion show with assorted poets quoted throughout, including Carl Sandburg and Leonard Cohen. New to the collection are collarless jackets with wide lapels that are paired with below-knee skirts. The…

Image from a fashion shoot featuring a bell-shaped dress with Juliet sleeves and buttons along the bodice's back. 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 coat with a stand-up collar and matching belt. Photographed in a blurred park-like setting in the Greater Vancouver Regional District. On the reverse are handwritten notes that may include the model’s name,…

Image from a fashion shoot featuring a blouse and a belted midi skirt with buttons adorning the back. Photographed against an outdoor sculpture and Vancouver's skyline. On the reverse are handwritten notes that may include the model’s name,…

Image from a fashion shoot featuring a double-breasted dress or light coat worn over a striped blouse. Collar and cuffs in a contrasting fabric. Photographed in an unknown studio. On the reverse are handwritten notes that may include the model’s…

Image from a fashion shoot featuring a blue Belgian linen jacket over a blue two-piece Austrian cotton jersey dress. Scoop neck top and full, maxi skirt. Photographed in an unknown studio. On the reverse are handwritten notes that may include the…

Client newsletter focusing on pink this season. Suit jackets are relaxed and asymmetrical, and a menswear influence is also present. Fabrics of note are barathea wool and fibranne.

Image from a fashion shoot featuring a maxi shift dress with kimono-style sleeves and asymmetrical V neckline. Photographed in an unknown studio. On the reverse are handwritten notes that may include the model’s name, date of photograph, printing…

Client newsletter featuring a range of styles including the menswear-inspired ensemble appearing on the cover to bare shoulders throughout the rest of this edition. Cut-outs on blouses are in season, as are Obi wrap belts. Customers are reminded to…

Client newsletter promoting the spring fashion show: In Flight. Attendees are given a chance to win a helicopter picnic at the Lions. Wool jersey is highlighted as a year-round fabric and emphasis is put on exterior pockets. Also featured is a…