Tom Graff Talk
Posted April 6th, 2009 by Holli Yeoh
Holli is the WCKG past president. She runs a home-based knitwear design business while caring for her young son.
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Originally scheduled for the April WCKG meeting, Tom’s talk has been postponed to our May meeting (May 5, 2009). Everyone is welcome.
In the 1950s and 1960s Mary Maxim sweaters were one of the most popular Canadian fashion statements. All over the country home knitters were creating heavy sweater-coats featuring flying Canada geese, crossed curling brooms, or leaping salmons. Other wild animals, sports teams’ symbols, patriotic emblems, and a vast assortment of icons (both Canadian and universal) were popular motifs.
Tom Graff was the first person in the country to draw academic and aesthetic attention to these humble, but important, elements of the Canadian fashion scene and his presentation will discuss his reasoning, his collecting, and his conclusions. Join us for an enjoyable evening. Bring your sweaters and tell your own stories of Mary Maxim.
