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October 26, 2026

“Cute Tomata” and a Mallory Hat: An Interview with Belinda Betker

October 26, 2026

I’ve kept it now for many decades because it was a favourite of hers, and I’m also sentimental about it. When I was little, I thought it was kind of funny to be a “cute tomata!” It's cool to think of the person my mom was when she would have been wearing that, and it's just so tiny looking!

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October 26, 2026

September 28, 2026

An Interview with Carl Krause: Fashion History

September 28, 2026

When I started teaching in 1955, I opened an account at Friesen’s, and for $40.00 a month, they kept me outfitted. Which is really kind of crazy when you think about it now, forty dollars a month! And I bought my shirts and my slacks and whatever else out of that money. It seemed to work.

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September 28, 2026