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That beautiful golden yellow long sleeved dress is part of a collection by dress designer, Eliza Faulkner, who grew up on Vancouver Island in B.C.
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Asked in a phone interview from Montreal about when she first heard that the Prime Minister香蕉视频直播檚 wife would wear her dress design for all the country to see, Faulkner said, 香蕉视频直播淚 figure I heard about two weeks ago. I know the store she bought it from in Ottawa. They told me she香蕉视频直播檇 bought it. I was excited about that, and then a couple of days later, they messaged and said that she would wear it on election night. I was excited but still a little skeptical because people do change their minds; I do all the time. So, I thought, we香蕉视频直播檒l wait and see.香蕉视频直播�
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The designer, now based in Montreal, has a studio and an elegant online store, but no personal retail outlet although she stocks various stores around Canada with her clothing.
The Pandora dress has already been popular.
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Faulkner香蕉视频直播檚 interest in fashion started early.
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Faulkner was born and raised in Duncan and went to Cowichan Secondary School.
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How does Faulkner think this chance may affect her?
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She has dressed some well-known people but those were items that are worn all the time.
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