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The surface takes over a fabric
and replaces patterns and prints.
Rich, complex and intricately
woven or knitted materials are
made to look raw and natural,
nubbly, super soft, pearlized,
silky or ribbed. :

They are given layers of
texture on top of texture and
are often mixed. :

_ Take a look at these
‘-clothes which reflect more

than one: of ‘the season’s

three major trends:

:-'® A great coat like a

French trench makes

“fashion impact, ..adds

quality and. immediately

updates everything

underneath it. Cut and

colored for °95,

.. Exquisite Boutique has

“a. rich. ~ pearlized

‘salmon-colored

‘poly/cotton. Kemper

coat that’s cropped to

the knee. it has a full

swing hem. with a

}.. big capelet at back,

m. cuffs and angled
flap pockets.

@ ‘Suit yourself in one of the tat-
est looks with a jacket... -
Pale yellow adds retro charm
toa long, nubby silk jacket by
“Mac and Jac. at Dry Dock
“Clothing Co. The unstructured

style is Oriental in influence with a man-
darin collar and a row of tiny buttons
down the front. It slides over silky ribbed
pyjama pants or a drawstring miniskirt in
nubby silk, both in yellow.

@ Add a touch of metallic, but make sure
to wear it during the day.

Softly draped knits in light and dark
grey get a hint of silver in separates by
Jones. New York at BJ.’s of West Van.
Slide a slim tunic over matching palazzos
and then grab a silver slouch bag by
Jeanne Lottie.

If you buy one dress this spring make
it a slip. :

LeslieJane on Marine Drive has the
ultimate long slip cut in dress-weight
pale salmon crépe. The dress, by In Wear,
is cut slim with ties that criss-cross your
back and secure at the neck.

® No spring wardrobe is complete with-

out a new shoe. :
Add some haute

heels in sandals or

pumps or a bit of

both with a sling-

back pump.
‘Zig Zag,- in

North Van's

Lonsdale Quay,

has a pair of pearl-

ized gold, pink or

oyster. leather

sling-pumps by 9

West that have a

Louis, hee] and

double straps

across the instep.

THE CLASSIC trench gets an update, with new
“proportions, offbeat colors and hip fabrics.
“Salmon: polyester/cotton coat by Kemper,
‘available . at’ Exquisite Boutique, Park Royal

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jacket, $155, and. draw-.
string skirt, $80, by Mac and Jac, available:
at Dry Dock Clothing. Provence print sitk skirt
by Ellen Tracy, $265, at Wear Else? Travelling
coses courtesy of Gulld House Antiques. °

“A boutique known
for its tradition of _-
high quality in both

> fashion and.

specialized custonser. . -

service.

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