THURSDAY, OCT. 7: Moule women's-wear bou- gue in Park Rovai’s south mall, upper level, will hold an open house. 7 p.m. with wine and cheese, door prizes aad 3 chance io win a S100 gift cer- tificate. Seating ts limited. Event is free. Cal} 925-3679. WEDNESDAY, OCT. 13: Moulé, which has a store in Park Roval, holds a fashion evening to introduce its iall plus-size collection, 7 p.m. at ts Kitsilano store, corner oF West 4th and Maple. Outfits for carcer, casual and formal accasions, The event is free. Retreshments will be served. THURSDAY, OCT. 14: A fashion show featuring clothes from Current in Edgemont Village will take place 6 p.m. at Cheers Restaurant, 125 E. 2nd St, North Van. Hair by Holly's. Tickets, $20, included dinner. Proceeds to United Way. Into: 983-6701 or 904-9141, SUNDAY, OCT. 17: Seva Service Society presents A Room with a View, 7 p.m. at Roundhouse Community Centre, at Pacific and Davie in Vancouver's Yalecown district. Jazz, raffle and silent auction to 8 p.m; fashion show from 8 p.m. with performances to 10 p.m. Tickets, $40, repre- sent the price of a cataract surgery in the developing world. Info: 713-6622. WEDNESDAY, OCT. 20: A fashion show featuring clothes from Current in Edgemont Village will take place 7 p.m. at Canyon Heights Christian Assembly, 4840 Capilano Rd., North Van. Tickets, $10, included light refreshments. Proceeds to an orphanage in China. Info: 983-0701 or 985-7131. SUNDAY, OCT 24: Fashion Evolution, a fashion show produced by Chris Falcon and Vancouver Ready-to-Wear showeases the fashions of two dozen of the city’s up-and- coming designers, 2 pan. and 7 p.m. at the Vancouver Trade and Convention = Centre. Tickets, $24.95, through Ticketmaster at 280-4444. TO OCT. 31: Nomination forms are now available at Fabricland for the fabric store’s Community Sewer Award. The award celebrates a home sewer dedicated to her craft. The winner will receive a prize package from Fabricand. FRIDAY, NOV. 5: West Vancouver Rotary Club’s fifth annual charity fashion show will take place at Hollyburn Country Club, West Van. Cocktails at 6:30 p.m.; dinner at 7 p.m. followed by show. Tickets, $50, can be obtained by calling Greg at 926-0196. — Compiled by Layne Christensen FASHION FILE is a weekly Sunday column. If your bust- ness or charity is planning a fashion show, send in your infor- sation asearty as possible ra the North Shore News. Fax to 985- 2104 or e-mail . north shore news § RASHION Heads: up: the news: ts healthy hare Shine and texture are kev to the srason’s sleek styles, Layne Christensen reports. 41S season, hair is frizzed, fringed, parted, plated, coloured, cropped, crimped and textured. Gone are the days when one look pre- aiied, says Alan James Lofthouse of the newly opened Alan James & Co. Hair Stadio in Lower Lonsdale. Lotthouse perfected his craft in 1960s London, where Vidal Sassoon and his severely geometrical cuts were dictating style worldwide. “tn those days, there used to he just one tend, “Today. its more about street fashion,” says Lofthouse, whose new salon is docated at historic 92 Lonsdale, adjacent to Paine Hardware. Short, “shattered” bobs; straight, long hair; romantic waves, ¢3 sading curls; voluminous, Jayered Jooks and shorter cuts with tousted bangs are the freshest takes on hair fashion this fall, The overall effect is “very, very loose,” says Karl Robathan of Marine Drive salon Hair Made. “Hair is very choppy, with 2 slim- mer shape “Yexturizing™ hair is important, whether with cutting or perming, he adds. Swlist Lena J. of West Vancouver says the newest trend in hair is geometric lines. The classic bob is updated through Suneven tapering with a few covering strands in different lay }. “The creativity wa adapts very casi rs to give depth varicty, spired by the tpageboy spint, which y to cach woman.” says Lena Great hair fashion doesn’t end with the cat. “If you’re not doing colour, you're lest.” says Lotthouse. Colours are warm, with several shades added to give tonal diinension, savs Robathan, Styling products offer the key to achieving the season’s hottest looks. Short bobs, long locks, vivid colour or natural high- lights — anything goes this season. But above all, “che Most important real trend is for shiny, hair,” says Lofthouse. Tommy HILFIGER THE key to styling this look is to use Jots of texrurizing product, says Kathy Chan of Lower Lonsdale’s KathyChan Hair Studio. To create the impression of natural, undone hair, start with wer hair and apply a volumizing product to the roots, really working it in, Try Capture Glaze (SE1.95 for 10 02.) from Kenra. Let dry naturally, Finish by adding a textunizing product like Kenra’s Ari Form ($10.95 for 2 02.) to the tips. healthy-looking L ee FULL-BODIED, frizzy retro- °70s hairstyles demand finish- ing products with a firm hold, says Emme Stratoupoulos of The "90s Hair Design in Parkgate Village. Using a blow dryer and a round brush, dry hair until it is com- pletely straight. Use an ciec- tric crimper or smali-barrelled curling iron to. crimp. hair. Back comb and finish with an extra-firm-hold hairspray like Sebastian = Shaper Plus. ($16.95 for 13 02.). ef ditt Stuaat LET hair dry naturally or use a blow dryer and round brush to achieve soft waves in shoul- der-length hair, says Bruce Peters of Lynn Valley safon Zazou. This style works best with a layered cut that has tex- tured ends. Use a styling mousse such as Aveda’s Phomoliient ($19.20 for 7 oz.), applied to wer hair before drying. Once dry, con- ¢ 7. . ” : trol the trizzies with Aveda’s styling stick, Self-Control ($21.20 for 2.5 02.). e AMANDA WAKELEY LENA J. of the Ambleside hair salon of the same name says there’s no age limit to those who can wear long hair, The stylist favours hair-care prod- ucts from Kichl’s, available exclusively at Holt Renfrew. Apply product to wet hair betore blow-drying. Straighten hair by drying it section by sec- tion, using a narural-bristle round brush. To prevent fy- aways, smooth hair with addi- tional product, applied spar- ingly, using the palms of hands. » Ee Catvin Kiem TO achieve this runway look, Gillian Steel of Edgemont Village salon Runaway Bay suggests spritzing Spray Glaze by Goldwell ($41.95 for 3.4 oz.) into wet hair. Blow-dry hair using a diffuser attach- ment. Slick palms and backs of hands with Goldweil Creative Pomtade ($11.95 for 3.4 o7.), thoroughly rub into the hair paying particular attention to the ends. Pull back and clip with an orna- ment.