The Dry Dock Clothing Co. may
have little to do with the literal
definition of its name, but the store
does bring to mind a sense of
casual, laid-back style perfect for
meandering along a dock.

With these comfortable, durable
clothes you could kick off your shoes
and paddle your feet over the edge
of the wharf or perhaps set sail.

In keeping with the mood of the
store’s location at the Lonsdale
Quay, Dry Dock stocks leisurewear
in easy, earthy West Coast styles.

The store buyer chooses only
separates that are “built” for
spontaneous living — even if it
means rolling the sleeves, folding
the ankles or cinching up a skirt.

Classic shapes, which may even
be interpreted as civilized in some
circles, are mixed and matched with
little summer separates to make
them decidedly flirtatious.

Solid, undemanding neutral
colors slide over subtle patterns-and
prints that can be wrapped, layered,
tied and buttoned, or left
unbuttoned.

The fabrics are influenced by
both sea and shore in everything
from awning stripes to Far Eastern
geometrics in cotton jersey, canvas,

cotton shirting, hand knits and
rayon.

In the spirit of the name, we took
this shop's clothes to the North
Shore dry dock Neptune Bulk
Terminal, surrounded by
ramshackle sheds, old warehouses,
repair cranes and tug boats.

Though the outfits chosen are
classically styled, they get
mischievous details like back
buttons on a tank tunic, left
undone, and a thigh-revealing slit
on a sarong.

Add your own relaxed details
such as tying a knot at the front of
a T-shirt or rolling trouser cuffs and
pairing them with beach sandals.

Keeping the look sophisticated,
fabrics are carefully matched.

Pale blue striped trousers and
tank are teamed with a baseball
cap.

An ethnic-printed sarong goes
with a vest that’s hand-knit in the
same pattern over a T-shirt trimmed
with embroidery to accent the vest.

Dry Dock Clothing now sells
cruisin’ summer clothes for tots, too.

Kettle Creek makes baby wear for
newborns to 2-year-olds and Marci
Lipman creates designs for

- newborns to size 6.

Sunday, Juiy 31, 1994 - North Shore News - 13

, pt FOOL ee,

dry dock (dri’dck) noun.

a structure able to contain a vessel that is to be
drained or lifted so as to leave it free of water with
all parts of the hull accessible for repairs.

BY CAROL CRENNA

qae Daby
Yee meee

PHOTOS BY MIKE WAKEFIELD

$62; baseball cap, $15; all by Kettle Creek
Clothing Co. Fashion and accessories from
Dry Dock Clothing Co.

Fashion coordination by Carol Crenna.

Photo left: ethnic cotton knit vest, $140; wrap
skirt, $80; bead-trimmed T-shirt, $40; straw
hat, 328; jewelry, $10; all by Eagle’s Eye.
Photo Right: striped tank tunic, $42; pants,