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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.

Client newsletter celebrating Expo 86. The clothes featured are LMW staples: loden coats, two-piece suits, and skirts in midi and maxi lengths. Also of note, a blouse constructed from Sea Island cotton, a fabric so rare only 5000 pounds of fibre is…

Client newsletter highlighting holiday wear. Included are an Andalusian cape with 'lips' via piping around a pocket's opening and a velvet suit shown with a cotton batiste blouse. Logo skirts are introduced, featuring either LMW or…

Client newsletter covering fall fashions ranging from capes and coats to blouses and suits. Emphasis is put on garments that drape smoothly, resist creasing, and are versatile. An expansion into footwear is implied for the future while a pre-…

Client newsletter photographed on location in London, England. Two-piece ensembles are featured, either sweaters paired with skirts or a jacket and skirt combo. Wool is the fabric of choice: Swiss wool challis and an Austrian wedding cloth wool.

Client newsletter featuring striped outfits as alternatives to the typical printed fabrics seen during the summer. Outfits shown include sleeveless summer dresses and a T-shirt dress. Fabrics referenced are a washable knit and cotton. Black and…

Client newsletter promoting spring styles. Included are sarong-style skirts, striped dresses with ruffled collars and sleeves, and pants of varying lengths. There is no text present other than the names given to the garments.

First client newsletter to feature in-house photographs in addition to illustrations. Standard LMW designs: two-piece suits, dresses, and coats are illustrated, and descriptions are provided for additional Christmas fashions including velvet pants.…

Client newsletter advertising assorted summer styles including "The Chameleon," a batik garment that functions as a dress, coat, or cover-up. Bright colours such as magenta and vivid green are promoted to clients as either accents or…

Client newsletter promoting a versatile suit inspired by Western wear in the form of a dark cotton collarless hip-length jacket and above-knee skirt. The suit is designed to accommodate both warm sweaters for cool days and light tops for warm days.…

Client newsletter discussing batik, both its history and current pieces for sale; and various ensemble pieces (pants, skirts, blouses) in assorted patterns and fabrics. The batik pieces are imported, as are sweaters from Tirelli in Italy and…

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…

Client newsletter featuring garments ranging from blouses with detachable ruffled collars to cashmere coats. Many of the pieces are named, e.g., Florentine, a reversible coat. The concluding editorial likens fashion designers to stars, and stardom…

Client newsletter highlighting recent additions to LMW. Included are the addition of alpaca, asymmetrical designs, and combining patterns. Clients are introduced to an asymmetrical two-piece suit and an asymmetrical dress available in two lengths,…

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…

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

Client newsletter featuring leather suits with removeable liners for ease of cleaning. The liners are notable due to their fine seams, which enables them to be worn as blouses. Also presented are flannel coats, vintner-inspired maxi dresses, and…

Client newsletter highlighting the coming season's most innovative designs including palazzo pants. Of note in this edition is the emphasis on unique fabrics such as water-resistant Taroni silk, ultasuede, Racine jersey, and Swiss cotton voile…

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…

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 "…

Client newsletter highlighting specially ordered fabric panels from Lontex of Paris, France, with the intention of creating custom garments. A rough sketch of an evening dress is provided to stimulate the senses. Page 2 features ready-to-wear…

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.

Client newsletter that features solely photographic images of ensembles; the only text that appears are the names of the pieces. Pleats, fringe, and shaggy fur accentuate belted jackets and midi skirts. The outdoor sculpture, Bird of Spring, by…