This entry is continuing from parts 1 and 2, below. It seems the name of my mom's employer was Atelier Irja Palonen. The owner of the business and the designer's name was Irja Palonen [the "j" is pronounced like a "y"]; and "atelier" is a French word which means something like an artist's or design studio/workshop. My mom first took a dressmaking/design course during World War II. [Her parents sent her to the school, which wasn't inexpensive, and there was also a cooking course.] It seems Mrs. Palonen continued her shop and even expanded--buying out another salon--over several more decades after my mom worked there. [By now, this lady would be in her nineties or more, if she's still alive. Am not always sure what the rules about publicity are but have decided to take a chance that there would be no adverse publicity to her by me mentioning her name and business!?] I believe Mrs. Palonen had also been an instructor at the school my mom attended.
Have added a new Link today which explains some history about fashion in Finland. "Atelier Irja Palonen" is mentioned in the text, also.
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