THE LISTING in the telephone book and in the

‘ i lobby of the Medical Arts Building at 825 Gran-

"Many people who call ask
to speak

‘pun stemming from’ the fer-
tile brain of John Roberts,
who started the business five
years ago.

be
4
ro.
y

and spending three years in
the merchandising business,

to Emma, not:
realizing that the name is a”.

‘'After.coming from Wales 7

he decided to put his experi- .
énce, creativity and, knowl-.
edge of design: and fashion _
to work j in a business. of his:

ville Street says “Emma da Panz, Alterations.”

‘| By RUTH SCOTT PHILIP

In the. short time this
writer was in the shop, a

“client “took possession of a
‘ milltary-type jacket trimmed

with gold braid, another was
measured for a Robin Hood

‘costume, and: still another,

gentleman” took home a

gorgeous gown with a. bib of

pearls, which he\was to wear

at’ the “Alternative Lifestyle ’

; s ;
"- a. number. of : pant-shorten-

lifeblood of the

: photo submitted

_ Costume kids

EMMA DA: PANZ Alterations isn " just alterations. Emma

.da Panz jis’ alterations, costumes and just plain fashion —
: creativity. Emma isn’t really a person but a company run by.

parteners ‘John Roberts, right, and Ray Buchanan. Above, is

‘a: sample . of | the: ‘costumes - done for ‘entertainer Gillian
. Campbell : .

When singer Gillian Camp-
bell appears on music hall
stages in Vancouver, Seattle
or Barkerville, or in Klon-
dike Days in Edmonton, her
gowns, hats and accessories
have been made by
Buchanan.

The old warehouse was
the scene of frantic activity,
as the departure date Escan-
dalo was not far off.

Roberts and Buchanan
co-designed the show, on the
scale of the Lido in Paris, or
the MGM grand in Las

~Megas, Roberts says. (The
“show, °

which ‘travelled: io
pain. under the ‘sponsorship

: of Jim Pattison, has since _

been put on hold; due’ to a.
number, of. unforseeable fac.

“plumes

heavy it requires four coat:
hangers to -hold ‘it, to: be...

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Some of the cast were
rehearsing in the largest ‘towering head-dress of
room, while several men and /. pheasant and coque feathers,
women were working on ‘anda gold and crimson G-
costumes, sorting colored,
(dyed to match!
costumes) and sewing on se-
quins and farge chain
rhinestones that, as
Buchanan says, “cost a for-
tune”’

This is not a show. where
the costumes consist mainly
of sequins and feathers. An’
Inca number features a
magnificent gold and crim-
son, leopard-lined cloak, so:

tabs lavishly
"jewels. There are similar but
lighter cloaks for priestesses
and lesser priests.
_ .A Hollywood suite called
“Homenaje a Hollywood
(Homage to. Hollywood)
‘: contains seven numbers, one
of which is ‘Dinero!’
“(We're in the Money.) We
could. hear the: music from
‘the, rehearsal room. For this,
number”. the: material. is a—
gossamer. white with large
. The finishing
. sheaf of ‘‘dollar

worn, by the High Priest.:To
-g0,with this there is a jewell-',
Sed’ en piece, which:“mu

ina handwork, _

string with front and back |
trimmed in

and. ‘caps

from Emma da Panz

For’ a “Mack “Sennett
bathing ‘beauty number the
designers’ have ‘made black-
and-white costumes in
stripes and dots. There are
uniforms for Keystone Cops,
and blue-and-silver outfits
for a ‘military
number. Material’ for’ all
costumes’ was chosen with
care and imagination; but ail
must be made”to’ withstand
hard wear. ©” ;

The - personnel. of Emma
da Panz, ‘both: individually
and collectively; :have . been
responsible’ for many of the
commercials “appearing «ori
television or on: the streets.
There: were’ the’: Famous

‘Amos? Cooky: Monster, ’ the

: NEWS photo lan Smith