Photo submited NORTH Van designer Feizal Virani’s spring ’ collection is included in a show Thursday. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15: RozeMerie Cuevas, designer of Jacqueline Conoir Collection, is featured speaker at the Women Entrepreneurs of Canada, B.C. chapter, April meeting. Networking recep- tion starts ar 5:30 p.m., ar Jacqueline Conoir (formerly Esmode) boutique, 3035 Granville St., Vancouver. Cost is $30 for members, $40 for non-members. Registration: 682-7390. THURSDAY, APRIL 16: John Casablancas fashion mer- chandising, students present Heaven on Earth, 8 p.m. at the Palladium, 1250 Richards Str., Vancouver. A fashion show features several of the city's top designers including Catherine Regehr, Virani, RozeMecrie Cuevas for Jacqueline Conoir, Dino Minichiello Designs, Poorboy, Patricia Fiekdwalker, Madeline Shaw and hats from West Van’s Eleanor Mack. Tickets: $15 in advance through Ticketrnaster (280- 4444), $20 at the door, Net proceeds to Canadian Cancer Society. Info: 688-0328. SATURDAY, APRIL 18: Marilyn’s in Caulfeild Village holds a champagne Juncheon and fashion show at the Imperial Avenue home of bou- tique owner Marilyn Diligent, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Show repeats Tuesday, April 21. Reservations: 925-4110. SUNDAY, APRIL 19: The Ebony Fashion Fair brings the best of American and European designer fashion to the Hyatt. The collections of Yves Saint Laurent, Christian Dior, Bob Mackie and Bill Blass are included in this touring show produced by Ebony magazine. Doors open at 5 p.m. Show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $190, including dinner, $65 for show only. Proceeds to ben- efit the Harambee Foundation. Tickets: 280-4444. — Layne Christensen north shore news ‘8 FASHION Sunday, April 12, 1998 — North Shore News - 15 NEWS photo Mike Wakefleld SUNSTROKE owner Colin Gionet’s best seller is a T-shirt with gecko print that changes from black and white to brilliant color in sunlight. Bold strokes from sun folks Layne Christensen Fashion Editor layne@nsnews.com SUNSTROKE owner Colin Gionet is betting his fashion dollars on photochromic ink. The former restaurateur moved from Saskatchewan in October to introduce “color change” clothing and other merchandise to the West Coast. He is joined in the business by wife Janet Gionet, his mother Joanne Gionet, sister Laure! Wilson and her fiancé Otto Kraus. T-shirts, sweatshirts, base- ball caps, tote bags, nail polish and other merchandise that change color when exposed to sunlight have been big news in the U.S. for a while but are only now catching on in Canada, says Gionet, Inks developed by a Los Angeles-based manufacturer appear invisible indoors, with color emerging. within sec- onds when exposed to ultravi- ole light. Irs the same tech- nology as prescription sun- glasses that change color when the wearer steps out- doors, says Gionet. After test-marketing Sunstroke at Eaton Centre Metrotown in the fall, the partners opened a store in Lonsdale Quay last week. ee @ Carousel Cleaners has new machinery that is sure to make its competitors green with envy. Owner Wayne Bastien and partner Arain Nathou have invested $75,000 in a new dry-cleaning system that is vir- tually pollution free. Last month, the Park Royal cleaners _ installed Italian-made machinery that filters dyes and dirt from sol- vent, allowing it to be recy- eled for re-use. Bastien figures the new system cuts down on waste by 90%. That means the company saves on waste removal, employees* exposure to toxic fumes is eliminated and customers can be assured they’re not contributing to Photo Holt Renfrew HOLT Renfrew showcas- es Stella McCartney's designs for Chloe. environmental damage. eee Holt Renfrew has moved its annual fashion gala forward from fall to spring. The upscale fashion empo- rium has also added a new beneficiary, upped its ticket price and changed the venue for this year’s showing of designer lines — Giorgio Armani, Prada, Gucci, Jil Sander, Chloe and others. The fundraiser will be held April 21 at the Plaza of Nations Enterprise Hall on False Creek, with seating for approximately 1,000 guests. - Tickets are $180 per per- son, which includes dinner. Proceeds are to benefit Arts Umbrella and Mount Saint Joseph Hospiral Foundation. Reservations: 681-5268, locai 223, or 877-8335. eee The Bay, Park Royal, has partnered with Liz Claiborne to offer customers a week of events and specials, All next week, bring, any brand of jeans and receive $20 off a purchase of Liz Claiborne jeans. All jeans col- lected will be donated to Emily Murphy House, a North Shore transition house for women in abusive rela- tionships and their children, On Tuesday, April 14, Liz Claiborne will donate 5% of the day’s sales to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. Spring fashion werkshops on Wednesday at 2 p.m. and Friday at 3 p.m., a fashion show on Thursday at 3:30 pm, Lancome makeover demonstration Friday at 4 p.m. and accessorizing work- shops at nvon on Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday round out the event, : NEWS photo Cindy Goodman WAYNE Bastien of Carousel Cleaners has installed a new dry-cleaning system that is virtually pollution free. Tha machinery also improves operator safety.