FASHION FILE is a weekly Sunday
column. If your business or charity is
planning a fashion show, send in your
information as early as possible to the
North Shore News, [139 Lonsdale
Ave, North Vancouver, 8.C.. V7M
2H4, Priority is given to fundraising
fashion events and fashion shows tak-
ing place on the North Shore.

Sunday, Sept..26: The Western
Canadian Designers and Fashion
Association hosts a designer dis-
count sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
at the VanDusen Botanical
Garden, Floral Room, 525! Oak
St., Vancouver. The sale will
. feature B.C. designers’ fashions,
fabrics, and accessories. Admis-
sion is. free; call 689-7677 for
more info.

Monday,. Sept. 27: The Western
Canadian Designers and Fashion
Association holds its first fashion
evening of the 93/94 season at Le
Meridien Hotel, 845 Burrard St.,
Vancouver. Guest speaker, fashion

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writer Lisa Tant; designer in
focus, Fyzal Virani. Doors open,
6:30 p.m.; event begins, 7 p.m.
Tickets: $3, students; $5,
members; $8, non-members.
Phone 689-7677 for more info.

Wednesday, Sept. 29: Lynn Valley
Centre presents a fall fashion ex-
travaganza, Enjoy complimentary
wine and refreshments during a
show of fashions for men, women
and children. Tickets, $5, can be
purchased from participating mall
merchants or by phoning 980-
9354. Proceeds to benefit the
Nerih -Shore Neighbourhood
House.

Thursday, Sept. 30: Sample sale
of designer cothing, samples,
discontinued stock, 50% off. $ to
8 p.m, at Catherine Regehr, 2245
Trafalgar St. in Vancouver. For
more information, phone 734-
9339.

Monday, Oct. 4: The Vancouver

Rotary Women's Auxiliary hosts a
fashion show & luncheon, 11:45
a.m. the Royal Vancouver Yacht
Club, 3811 Point Grey Rd., Van-
couver., Contact Joyce Kerr (926-
9197) or Sheila Nemctz (681-6804)
for tickets, $25 apiece, or infor-
mation. Net proceeds to charity.

Thursday, Oct. 7: The Canadian
Progress Club, Vancouver
Evergreen chapter, presents the
Some Like it Hot fashion show, at
the Firefighters Banquet Hall,
6515 Bonsor Ave. Men's fashions
from the Men's Room will be
modelled by the 1994 Hall of
Flame Calendar Firefighters.
Women’s fashions from Phoenix,
kids’ clothes from Bravo. Call
739-7330 for tickets, $35.

Oct. 16-23: Take time out to view
trendy timepieces at the Pacific
Centre Eaton's. The Swatch
Newseum is a travelling exhibition
of more than 600 Swatch watches
produced since the company’s

enfrew fashion show
feature local celebrities

THE. REVIEWS: ‘of ast year’ s “fashion | show season pro- celebrities as models. .
- nounced Holt. Renfrew’s show to be the most spectacular
compared to a dozen other fundraisers that filled the calen-
‘dar. in September and October.

" Holt's gala show for this year is
quickly . approaching, and I’m
promised: it’ will be just. as enter-

‘taining as the previous one. ‘

“This year the ‘show will be held.’ ;
° presentation.

“on: Sept, 30° at’ the ; - Waterfront
Centre Hotel.
‘; The. Arts « Umbrella/Holt Ren-

rew" Fundraising Show © will |

_feature a’ cocktail’ reception, ‘din-
‘Ber,\and_ sfamp-styled ‘fashion

By Carol Crenna
Contributing Writer

i Tickets are $130, with proceeds
donated to the Arts Umbrella of
Vancouver. .

The grand finale of the. show
this year will feature local arts

Ballet B.C.’s Rosemary Keevil,
Vancouver Symphony Society’s
Shirley Bidewell, Jane Butler of
the Canadian Craft Museum,
Vancouver Foundation’s John
Barneti, Arts Umbrella’s David
and Vivian Thom, Michael’ Kaile
of the Waterfront Centre. Hotel
and Barry Scott of Maynard’s
Auctioneers will strut the catwalk
in a salute to active volunteers in
Vancouver’s arts industry.

Call Holt Renfrew at 681-3121
or Arts Umbrelia at 681-5268 for
tickets and more info.

debut in 1983, Swatch staff will be
on hand Oct. 16-17 to answer
questions,

Tuesdays: Sewers of all levels are
encouraged to join the sewing stu-
dio at Karen Magnussen recreation
centre, 937 Lynn Valley Rd.,
North Vancouver, which meets
every Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 3
p.m. in the Eagle Room, Contact
Marie Querns at 987-4923 for
more info,

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