Having just completed the second of Ivan Sayers' Fashion History Courses offered through the SFU Downtown Campus, we were invited for tea and another look through a vast collection of clothing and accessories 1650 ++. There are photos, furniture, books, mannequins, stained glass windows, and clothes, shoes, hats, handbags and feathers of all kinds. This is like a research library; everything is stored in labeled boxes and you can investigate your specific area of interest. You can't take anything home though because the items are part of the collections Ivan curates and organizes for shows, for charities, for courses, for garnering support for a new fashion museum and many other great causes. This year, Ivan received the 2010 Distinguished Service Award from the BC Museums Association. He is truly a Canadian and local Fashion Icon and will be teaching another course at SFU downtown, so sign up if you want to see how the past shapes the present and how everything old is new again. For more information about Ivan Sayers, have a look at the June 2010 issue of Vancouver Fashion eZine magazine and see the article "Evidence of the Past" by Marilyn Wilson, or go to www.ocms.ca
Mannequin 1937
Wedding
Blue Vintage
Girl in a stained glass window
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