FASHION FILE is a weekly Sun-
dzy column, If your business or
charity is planning a fashion
show, send in your information as
early as possible to the North
Shore News, 1139 Lonsdale Ave.,
North Vancouver, B.C., V7M
244, Priority is given to fundrais-
ing fashion events and fashion
shows taking place on the North
Shore.

Monday, May 24-Monday, May
31: The White Elephant Boutique,
upstairs in the SPCA Thrift Store
at 550 Clark Dr., Vancouver, is
slashing prices up to 50% to cele-
brate its first anniversary. All
proceeds from the sale of the

store’s second-hand merchandise’

benefits the SPCA.

Wednesday, May 26:
(formerly Champagne
holding a champagne Juncheon/
fashion show at the home of
boutique owner Marilyn Diligenti,
6221 Imperial Ave., West Van,
11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Casual to
elegant clothes will be featured;
show repeats Saturday, June 5
and Wednesday, June 16. Phone
925-4110 for reservations.
Marilyn’s boutique is located at
5363 Headland Dr., West Van.

Sunday, May 30: Ravz Hair
’ Design hosts Elements of Art, 7
p.m. at the Lonsdale Q Cafe. ‘The
evening spotlights
media artists with a hair design
and fashion presentation at 8 p.m.
Tickets, $10, including hors

Marilyn’s
Taste) is

doeuvre, available at Ravz, 137 |

Chadwick Ct.’ or: at Antix, 13
Lonsdale Ave. For further info,
call the salon at 980-0871.

Monday, May 31: The Western
Canadian Designers and Fashion

Association (DFA) holds its an-.

nual general meeting at 6:30 p.m.
at Le Meridien hotel, 845 Burrard
St., Vancouver, Members’ of the
DFA will elect a new board of
directors and vote on the propos-
ed merger with the BC Apparel
Manufacturers Association
(BCAMA). A salon-style show of

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an off-white or yellowish cast and are,
fore, often bleached to remove their
natural color. Manufacturers also often add
optical brighteners which make fabrics ap-
brighter. Occasionally, these agents
Freak down down causing the fal sric to revert to
its natural off-white or yellowish color.
sure to light can break down fluores-
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| ale to light to ba unaffected. Thus, the
front of a sweater laid out to dry in the sun
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period oO time, ite repeated washings.
The best advice isto trust your
He knows how to keep your whites looking
their brightest.

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will follow. Students, $5;
members, $8; non-members, $10.
Phone the DFA at 689-7677 for
more info.

Wednesday, June 2-Saturday,
June 5: The De Beers Interna-
tional Jewelry Collection will be
on display at jeweller Toni
Cavelti's Vancouver atelier, 565
West Georgia St. Phone
Toni Cavelti’s at 681-3481 for

more information,

Friday, June 4: Former fashion
model and ambassador of ele-
gance for France Ghitta Lejeune
will share her experiences in the
fashion industry and discuss being
a ‘‘fashion image-maker with a
difference,” 7:30 p.m. at the
Delbrook Baptist Church, 515 W.
Windsor Rd., North Van. Admis-
sion is free; refreshments are in-
cluded. Phone Eunice Kruse at

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Sunday, June 6: JOICO of
Canada presents Spotlight Per-
formance, a preseritation cf trends
for hair by award-winning stylist
Vivienne Mackinder, at the Arts
Club Theatre, Granville Island,
Vancouver. Doors open 4 p.m.;
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To Tuesday, June 1S: The Young

Associates of the Vancouver Art
Gallery (VAG) are accepting sub-
missions of fall designs from local
designers for inclusion jin Design
Expose 1993, a fashion show
highlighting up-and-coming de-
signers, to be held at the VAG
Nov. 9. A minimum portfolio of
six designs is requested; up to 15
designers are to be selected by a
panel of judges. Contact event
coordinator fan Lee for more
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