FASHION EVENTS CALENDAR Compiled by Layne Christensen FASHION FILE is a weekly Stauday colin. Uf your bustiess or charity is planning a fash- fan shaw, sead tn your tifurmation as carly as possthte ta the North Shore News, (39 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancower, B.C. 7M Jl. Priovity is given to fioudraising fashion events and fashion shows taking place oe the North Share. Saturday, Feb. 12 and Sunday, Feb. 1a: Award-winning local lash- ion company, La Movida Designs, is hosting a Valentine's Day clear- ance sale El aim. — @ pan atthe Presentation House Theatre, 333 Chesterfield Ave., North Vancouver * Photo submitted VALENCIENNE, A long-established Toronto-based company, specializes in elegant gowns of pure silk dupion, Thai silk, ‘tafetta, duchessse satin, brocades and tulle. 7) (upstairs theatre lobby). Nothing 2.991 (Cash only For more information call 251-3037, Sunday, Feb. §3: Vivid Hair Design. 751 Lonsdale Ave. North Vancouver ts holding a charity cut- a-thon to benefit B.C.'s Children’s Hospital from 10 a.m. te 7 p.m. Children aged ¢3 and under can have their hair cut for a minimum donation of $5. Phone the salen at 980-9610 for mare info, Sunday, Feb, 135 The Western Canadian Designers & Fashion Association (DFA) holds a design- er discount sale of clothing, iacces- day, February 6, 1994 — North Sho sories and fabric from 20 local designers, a VanDusen Botanical Garden, Floral Room, 3251 Oak St.. Vancouver, fram 10 a.m. to 4:30 pun. Info: 689-7677, Feb. 18-20: Designer Kim lronmonger of Toronto's Valencienne boutique holds a bridal trunk show in’ the Inernational Suite of the Bayshore Westin Hotel, [601 W. Georgia St. Vancouver, The collection features gowns in pure sik dupion, Thai silk, tafetta, duchess satin, brocades and tule. By appointment only, Phone Louise at 327-3633. - Advertisement - —— ey Treat yourself to a BODY WRAP with the professional formula of SKINNY Bip Guarantecd Inch Loss (Not just water loss} 00 one wray opprox 2/brs 923-0343 1360 Marine Dr. West Vancouver Off Bellevue Ave. Two Years of Helping North Shore Clients Look Younger Through Facial Fitness There's a facial fitness revolution taking place on the North Shore featuring a brand new way of improving the way we look and how we feel about ourselves. For two years now, North Shore clients have been rejuvenating ‘their faces at Optima Facial Toning in North Vancouver. It's a straightforward approach to facial improvement that provides the same benefits for the face that working out ata gym provides for the bay, Take Your Face To The Gym H fl Be =e ae: North Vancouver resident Jenny Lewis is an Optima client who was frustrated by the fact that no mater how hard she trained her body. she continued to notice the effects of facial aging. Explains Jenny: “I've been a body builder for years so ( understand the principle of keeping your body looking younger through physical fitness. Unfortunately. working out at the gym has very little 10 do with preventing facial aging. I've been an Optima client since they first opened in 1992 and fm very pleased with the results. The Optima process really does reverse the effects of facial aging. My face is firmer and more youthful fooking than it was wo years age. lines have softened and sincothed, and ny skin quality has improved. Facial fitness from Optima is now an important part of my, self-improvement regime.” A New Look And A New Attitude : a. : A year ago, Anne Smith fron West Vancouver was unhappy with the physical effects of aging. As Anne explains it: "T was looking older and feeling older and I decided to do something about it.” Anne quit smoking. began a physical exercise program, and came to Optima for a younger facial appearance. “It was really remarkable how quickly my facial appearance began to improve," Anne says. “I was told net to expect Using advanced technology, the Optima process firms and tightens facial muscles creating a youthful look. any changes for a month or two, but after a couple of weeks the iniprovements were obvious. My eheeks were higher and rounder, my eves-had opened wider and T lost that tired, harder look that comes with aging. The improvements have also continued with my ongoing treatment program. i recall meeting a triend for lunch and she walked right by because she didn't recognize the new, younger looking me! * The Bottom Line: You Just Plain Look Younger : eee David Summerfield, 46, and his wife and clinic co-owner Gisele Rasmussen Al, first heard of the Optima technique through their Winnipeg advertising agency. The couple was so enthused by the technology, its application and success, they decided to open the first licensed Canadian Optima clinic’ on the North Shore. While the emphasis is on muscle toning, an important side benefit of the . process is the fading and softening of facial lining. Reversing the effects of facial aging does take some Ume, although most clients start noticing improvements at about the two month stage. Like any physical fitness programn the results are gradual, but more importantly, they are continuous with gradual improvements continuing for at least Wo years. At that point clients continue to stay looking younger through an ongoing maintenance program. Treatments are available for both men and women and the current age ranve of clients is from 28 to 74. The benefits of Optima facial taning have not gone unnoticed by members of the fashion media. "This is a Service That Really Works" * Fashion Columnist Carol Crenna is also an Optima client. Carol states that “I've seen women in their 40's, 50's and older who've received treatments and the difference is incredible. They look happier, healthier and yes, they look noticeably younger. | recommend Optima to anyone who wants to look better and fook younger. This ts a service that really works,” Convenient and Affordable We all know that looking good means investing in yourself. However. with Optima the price of looking good is more affordable than many realize. “The price of each one hour treatment is only $60," Summerfield explains, “and while more treatments are required during the initial three month retoning phase, we have a variety of introductory packages that make the Optima process convenient and affordable.” To arrange for a free orientation and sample treatment, just phone OPTIMA FACIAL TONING 47-1480 MARINE DRIVE NORTH VANCOUVER 988-7754 Coral Crenna’s endarvement of tha werece a het ulone and dim not recenncr ty pened the hearth Shure Newt’ endorsement ol tht warrne, i