{"id":2323,"date":"2011-09-22T11:45:47","date_gmt":"2011-09-22T15:45:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.library.ryerson.ca\/asc\/?p=673"},"modified":"2020-05-14T14:12:15","modified_gmt":"2020-05-14T18:12:15","slug":"canadian-fashion-from-the-60s-70s-and-80s-on-display","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asc\/2011\/09\/canadian-fashion-from-the-60s-70s-and-80s-on-display\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian Fashion from the 60s, 70s and 80s on display"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Style changed forever in the 1960s (and we&#8217;re not just referring to the hemlines). Space-age design met space-age fabrics, many of which are still in use today: <em>polyamide, polyester, acrylic, polyvinyl, and spandex <\/em>to name a few. These are laboratory-brewed fibres, extruded through spinnerettes in liquid or molten petro-chemical streams. These were cheaper and more versatile than many of the natural fibres used in clothing up to this point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The dresses currently on display in Special Collections each use an unexpected fabric to achieve their look, whether it is the plasticized cloth of this shiny-copper mini-dress, the silver lurex suit with multicolored threads from the disco-influenced 70s, or the 100% silk power suit from the 80s. Visit Special Collections today to see these fashionable fabrics produced by Canadian designers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"286\" height=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2154 lazyload\" data-id=\"2154\" data-src=\"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asc\/files\/2011\/09\/DSC_0584.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asc\/files\/2011\/09\/DSC_0584.jpg 286w, https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asc\/files\/2011\/09\/DSC_0584-107x300.jpg 107w, https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asc\/files\/2011\/09\/DSC_0584-214x600.jpg 214w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 286px) 100vw, 286px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 286px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 286\/800;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Olena Vivcharyuk, photographer<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2155 lazyload\" data-id=\"2155\" data-src=\"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asc\/files\/2011\/09\/878_1.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asc\/files\/2011\/09\/878_1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asc\/files\/2011\/09\/878_1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asc\/files\/2011\/09\/878_1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asc\/files\/2011\/09\/878_1-600x400.jpg 600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1000px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1000\/667;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Ren\u00e9e Munn, photographer<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"662\" height=\"1000\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2156 lazyload\" data-id=\"2156\" data-src=\"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asc\/files\/2011\/09\/878_2.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asc\/files\/2011\/09\/878_2.jpg 662w, https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asc\/files\/2011\/09\/878_2-99x150.jpg 99w, https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asc\/files\/2011\/09\/878_2-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asc\/files\/2011\/09\/878_2-397x600.jpg 397w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 662px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 662\/1000;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Ren\u00e9e Munn, photographer<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">The dresses in this exhibit were taken from the <a href=\"http:\/\/ryerson-fashion-research-collection.com\/\">Fashion Research Collection<\/a> at Toronto Metropolitan University, a collection of costume items,&nbsp;accessories, flat textiles and paper&nbsp;patterns donated to the School of Fashion for use in teaching and research. The collection consists of about 4,500 items of mid-twentieth century men\u2019s, women\u2019s and children\u2019s clothes and&nbsp;accessories and illustrates many of the social, cultural, technological and economic influcences on style made or worn in Canada. It contains designs by leading Canadian&nbsp;figures such as Beate Ziegert, Ira Berg and Pat McDonagh, as well as&nbsp;internationally famous names such as Sonia Rykiel, Christian Dior, Calvin Klein, Givenchy, Diane von Furstenberg, Perry Ellis, Laura Ashley, Thierry Mugler and Valentino.&nbsp; There are also pattern and&nbsp;reference books, magazines and articles which are not duplicated in the Ryerson Library catalogue, making this a rich and valuable resource for fashion education.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Style changed forever in the 1960s (and we&#8217;re not just referring to the hemlines). Space-age design met space-age fabrics, many of which are still in use today: polyamide, polyester, acrylic, polyvinyl, and spandex to name a few. These are laboratory-brewed &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asc\/2011\/09\/canadian-fashion-from-the-60s-70s-and-80s-on-display\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,141],"tags":[202,37,68],"class_list":["post-2323","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exhibits","category-sc","tag-exhibits","tag-fashion","tag-research-collections"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2HpLS-Bt","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2323","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2323"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2323\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7360,"href":"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2323\/revisions\/7360"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2323"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2323"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2323"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}