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Our 20th year in retrospect . . . . . ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- We look forward to seeing you at the shows. Special promotions are available to recipients of the e-mail newsletter only. |
We are ready for Christmas with new fabrics and the vehicles are fixed and tuned up to go. Let's hope the weather is kind to us all during the rush working up to Christmas. Our store is decorated for the season and stocked with our own Berry Ellen clothing in Dundas at 53 King St.,West. We have added many more ‘finds' in our antique shop in the back.The town of Dundas is set for the "Dickens of a Christmas" theme for the month of December. The scene is like a post card.The old fashioned town with decorated street lights amongst the 19th century buildings and unique shops with a trolley towing behind the 2 horse power! If you are in the area please come and visit, it is worth it. Bring a dusting of snow with you when you come. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
Thanks for your interest in Berry Ellen. HOPE TO SEE YOU SOON. Ellen Berry and the gang at Berry Ellen |
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Another spring is here, thank goodness! We have created new designs and patterns, using new fabrics for the 2007 season. New fashion canvasses have been colour dyed for us this spring. The colours we have chosen are different from any that we have ever introduced before. They are available to Berry Ellen only. We have also chosen matching and complimentary ultra-suedes. The colours are seasonless and can be worn from spring to winter. The matching colours in the canvas and ultra-suedes are fun colours of citrus orange, apple green and blueberry. The canvas colour of eggplant compliments the pale pink in the ultra-suede. Jackets and coats made in the ultra-suedes or the canvasses are a classic addition to our line this spring. Of course, we have some interesting new printed and woven brocades and jaquards to match the full range of solid colours in the ultra-suedes and canvasses. You have to see them! We are excited about the new designs. A 3/4 length Coach Coat is brand new this Spring. It is made from the ultra-suede with a liner and in the canvas trimmed with ultra-suede, unlined. We are offering this design in regular and plus sizes. This design is a true look of class in the 3/4 length or full length coat. A new design in the classic little jacket has also been made in the ultra suedes with a liner and and in the canvas. This design has been made in the full range of sizing also. A gussetted skirt has been added in two lengths for the season. The canvas fabric looks and feels great in this style and this skirt teamed with the coach coat or the classic little buttoned jacket can be worn for any occasion. A pant, capri and short will be in the line up this year. The pattern is "easy fitting" and comfortable with a true mid-rise cut. All these styles of bottoms are made in all colours of canvas and are a nice addition to any wardrobe. We anticipate your reaction to our new line every year. This is what it's all about! This is our biggest line and fabric change for Spring in quite a few years. Stop by and visit our booth at any of the shows on the list, or make your way to our Spring Open House Saturday, April 28th and Sunday, April 29th at the Dundas store. You won't be disappointed. |
It seems like a lot of antique shops have closed in the Hamilton-Wentworth and Penninsula areas. We have decided to open a shop in Dundas. It is our opinion that Dundas is a great place to have an antique shop. Dundas is a quaint early town just west of the city of Hamilton. There are a lot of early homes on every street and Dundas still maintains a downtown core with interesting stores and places to eat. Most of the shops are small businesses owned by "mom and pop". It is central to towns in Western Ontario, Toronto and the Niagara Penninsula. Antiques in Old Dundas is nessled in one of those older buildings. It is located through and behind our Berry Ellen Clothier store. There is approzimately 500-600 square feet of space with the typical high ceiling of the 19th century building. Our shop hosts a collection of dealers specializing in retail and wholesale, each having 20-30 years of collecting and/or dealing in antiques. Many of the treasures are fresh to the market through finds in local homes in the Hamilton-Wentworth and Penninsula areas. Our focus is to offer a collection of legitimate antiques including furniture from the early to late 19th centruy, iron, textiles, folk art, and art. We would like to impress the interested collector whether they are just beginning or have many years of experience and knowledge. The furnishings offered date from 1800-1900 in original finishes, varnish or paint with some refinished or repainted pieces. There are carvings and whimsical folk art mostly from south and south-westen Ontario. Original and printed art work of many styles, subjects and mediums decorate the walls. Samplers, blankets, homespuns and hooked rugs add colour to the furniture, walls and floor. We hope to have something for both the new and long time collector. We would like every visitor to walk into a shop that takes them back in time. We want visitors to leave satisfied that they have seen a shop with true 19th century charm, not "used" 20th century. Stop in and visit. |
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