FASHION

Turnabout hits turning point

Consignment boutique cpens new south Granville store

VANCOUVER-BASED _ consign-
ment clothing firm Turnabout
tecently celebrated its 15th anni-
versery with the opening of its
new store on south Granville
Street. This designer resale
clothing chain, owned by Jay
Lapka, is North America’s largest
and most establishcd consignment
firm.

On Nov. 5, the store at 312i
Granvitle St. had its official open-
ing, with 250 guests crammed into
tie boutique for the season’s first
Christmas function. A fashion
show featuring festive party
dresses was a highlight.

The audience was amazed that

Heritage Is

ROOTS CANADA Lid. recently
launched a line of true Canadian
T-shirts which depict our roots.
These thick cotton Ts feature pic-
tures documenting historic na-
tional events.

You cas show your national
pride by sporting a T-shirt which
recreates «explorer Jacques Car-
tier’s introduction te the
Stadacona Indians, whose word
for village, ‘‘kanata,’’ prompted
the country’s name. Or pay
homage to the originator of
Superman, Toronto-born Joe
Shuster, by. wearing an emblazon-
ed image of the comic book hero.

If you’re a. sports historian, a
facial image of Jacques Plante
captures the first hockey mask
created by the Montreal Cana-
diens’ goalie in 1959.

The Roots heritage T-shirts are
all based on themes that have
been covered on the ‘‘Heritage

cs

the sexy sequinned and
statement-making numbers on the
models were indeed second-hand.
Who would give them up?

Turnabout sells only fine quali-
ty clothing in like-new condition,
which often has an imported label
which cannot even be purchased
anywhere in Vancouver.

Hundreds of well-known and
well-to-do clients of the store
regularly take shopping sprees
abroad, then drop what they have
worn for a season at Lapka’s
store to be resold.

Lapka says that she is sworn to
secrecy, so can’t disclose who her
clients are, but she says they in-

clude royalty, politicians, well-
known lawyers, doctors, musi-
cians, actors and authors. She
admits if she could tell customers
who originally owned the mer-
chandise much of it would fly our

the door.

The firm has steadily grown in
the last few years, with three
stores in the Lower Mainland,
over 3,500 actively consigning
clients and gross sales of over $1
million. The introduction of an
upper crust second-hand ciothing
store to this exclusive retail area is
definitely a sign of the times.

- Carol Crenna

depict Canadian roots

cvarnutes,"” which are the 60-
second shows that have regularly
been aired on Canadian television
over the last two years.

Michael Budman, co-founder
of Roots Canada, explains:
“Ultimately, being proud of who

we are is a fashion statement in its
vo Tight, so it’s hardly surprising
«2 would suggest you wear it
ac ‘ailas watch it.”
The T-shirts are available at
Roots stores across the country.
— Carol Crenna

We are happy to announce that
ismat Damji is now our fuli time
esthetician and she will be offer-

ing 10% off all of her se

rvices.

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