Eileen Collard
Author of The cut of women's 19th century dress Part 3: 'Victorian Gothic' circa 1840-66
About the Author
Series
Works by Eileen Collard
Guide to dressmaking and fancy work containing all and complete instructions in measuring, fitting, cutting by measure,… (1977) 4 copies
Patterns of Fashions of the 1870's 2 copies
Women's dress in the 1920's : an outline of women's clothing in Canada during the "roaring twenties" (1981) 2 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- Canada
- Places of residence
- Burlington, Ontario, Canada
- Short biography
- Eileen Collard (1912-2002) was instrumental in founding the costume collection at the Joseph Brant Museum. She was a couturier, costume collector and author. Eileen and her husband, James Collard, came to Canada from England in 1948. They first moved to Hamilton before settling in Burlington. Mrs. Collard studied in the fashion houses of London, England and brought this experience to Burlington and Hamilton, where she opened the Collard School of Fashion Design (1960-68) and became involved with the Fashion Arts Group. Mrs. Collard taught at Mohawk College and was instrumental in establishing the Costume Society of Ontario in 1970. Museum of Burlington
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Statistics
- Works
- 11
- Members
- 28
- Popularity
- #471,397
- Rating
- 5.0
- ISBNs
- 7