laser hair removal with LightSheer } underarms! face back legs bikini line FASHIONS from north shore news & PASHION NEwSs penny dito Twacson Angela Morrow's Uncommon Thredz Clothing Co. were featured in Fashion Evolution Oct. 24 at the Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre. ,129. West: Esplanade, Ry 7" ‘North Vancouver BC 985-9222 1. 800-487-SUIT Layne Christensen Fashion Editor FASHION Evolution has undergone its own strange evolution. The big-budget runway extravaganza = thats came before audiences last Sunday at the Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre was not the same show the event's creator Chris Falcon first con- ceived of three years ago. Falcon, a Vancouver-based custom clothing designer and Lynn Valley resident, had the idea of producing the first Vancouver ready-to-wear, an event that would attract national media attention and showcase the best and bright- est of the city’s design | talent. This talent would be “a new generation of designers,” that would represent “the future of Canada’s fashion indus- va good idea. An admirable aim. Bur Sunday’s show fell far short on al! accounts. What graced the runway Was 2 rag-tag assortment of designs — from hor-pink faux fur bikinis to fetish wear and cotton siccpwear io poorly constructed evening wear — all intermixed with variety- show style entertainment. The show lacked continuity. It lacked direction. Where was the ready-to- wear? Conventional wisdom holds that ready-to-wear is just that -— clothing that is ready to wear, available to customers who can walk in a store and buy it off the rack. ht is not one-of-a-kind cre- ations, theatre costumes or custom bridalwear, Fashion Evolution went over-budget, costing private investors about $100,000, bur Falcon expects thar when the day's receipts are in the show will break even. He's not sure if he'll produce another Vancouver Ready-to- Wear. Perhaps someone cisc will, With hard werk and the full cooperation of the indus- try, it could further evolve into what it was originally intended to be: a first-class event that would showcase “the best of the best in local talent.” Correction IN last week's story of the pashmina, the season's hortest fashion accessory, we said Banana Republic sold the cashmere-silk wrap for the bargain price of $150 — me much of a bargain, it The price for the cashmere. silk wrap was in U.S. dollars. In Canada, the wrap sells for $258. Find it at the chain’s Park Royal location in the fol- lowing colours: wheat, winter white (nearly gone), frost blue, lapis blue, azalea, orchid and black. — L.C.