Vintage Flappers Dress

     The great thing about making period clothing and costumes and becoming known for such work and collections, is that people give me historical clothing as they know I will restore and look after  them.

     One such piece is this 1920's flappers dress given to me in the fall of 2015 by the grand-daughter of Mrs. Raoul Reymond.  Mrs. Reymond and her husband came to the Stratford area of Prince Edward Island in 1925 from Geneva, Switzerland.  They came to take advantage of the lucrative fox breeding industry.  After the fox fur went out of fashion they turned to inn-keeping in summer at Dalvay-by-the-Sea and teaching music in winter to many Charlottetown families.  (c.f.  www.dalvaybythesea.com/history)