nner style From page 13 “People worry far too much about what's in and don't spend enough time finding out what looks good on them and what they are comfortable in. Hf your w: ardrobe was your business and it wasn't working, you wouldn't immediately go out and find something else to replace it, you would go back and find out what you are doing wrong, working within what you have to solve the problem.” Guishan Mitha, a notary public with her own firm in North Vancouver. has worked in the legal fietd for 30 years. Now 55. her fame topped more than one list of Best Dressed on the North Shore. Mitha’s style radiates froma sense of confidence which she feels should know no ethnic bounds, She is Ismaili, born in Kenya, vet she, has never allowed herself to feel like un outsider in the Western world. She explains, “it is all up to you, If you have the confidence. and vou don’t want to see yourself as differ- ent. realizing that we are all just people, others will believe that and treat you accordingly. [ don't believe in what is referred to as mul- ticulturalism because | feel you ’ should become a part of the main- stream. The best way to be intro- duced to a new country is to fit in." '~.’’ Mitha describes her look as - sporty because her favorite clothes are used for playing tennis and golf. She credits her stylish daughter for influencing her clothing choices. She feels that dress codes are loos- ening up even in her conservative profession, and so stays away from “stuffy” corporate looks. She prefers Canadian labels including Feizal Virani and Jax in suits that pair silk dress shorts with a silk jacket or a shocking pink suit contrasted with beige. Sometimes she even drops by ~ the office for an appointment in a “dressy Prince track suit” while on ker way to the golf course. 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[was through her winning the Miss Kamloops competition and then competing in CAROLE LEE... outer image is not as Crucial as inner style. the Miss Canada Pageant that she gained the poise and confidence she now reveals in her style. uve What she teaches girls entering pageants today is good advice for ull women. “Always believe in your- self, that you are just as good as everyone else. Poise and grace ts within everyone and it simply needs to be expressed. To show those spe- cial qualities that you alone have makes you an individualist. and styl- ish. Style is more than dressing, i s evident /; knowing yourself, and being com- fortable with that” Russell has always been am inde- pendent thinker and has shown indi- vidtaulity through her clothing ever since her mother insisted on dress- inv her and her younger sister alike. She now chooses items to suit her personality more than trends. She bases her wardrobe on clean. sophisticated suits by Adrientie Vituadini and Simon Chang, mixed with relaxed, casual pieces, Wide pants are practical in her job that demands measuring the exterior of a house or a garden at any given moment. She shops at periodic designer sample sales to stay within dudvet and ofien shops while travel- Hing for unique items. Carole Lee operates the Emily Murphy House asa board member of the N.S. Crisis Services Centre. Lee, 46, docs not consider her- selfs having style though she admits she was born to shop. She doesn't claim to be a trendsetter, but also states that aging certainly does not hold back her style. “Em not hiding anything, and | don’t want to become sedate-look- ing just because fam getting older. | like well-tailored.classics, but | also like a wild color in a blouse. Since I have become more confident as 1 have gotten older. my style has grown and { would wear more color now, for instance, than | would have earlier,” she confirms. 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