t F'ASHION Fashions on parade MARCH 26-The Afternoon Tea and Fashion Show at the Four Seasons garden lounge will feature Mondi’s spring collection for 1990. Tickets are $12 and can be bought by calling the hotel at 689-9333 extension 6306, or Mondi, Holt Renfrew at 681-3121 ete MARCH 31-Champagne Taste presents its second spring fashion show with a champagne luncheon from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Tickets cost $25 and can be booked over the phone with Mastercard or Visa by calling 921-6555 kat MARCH 28-The designs of 12 members of the Western Canadian Designers and Fashion Association will be featured at a spring fashion show in Park Royal South at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $5 for DFA members, $8 for non-members and are available at the door eet MARCH 29-Fling Into Spring ladies’ fashion show is a fundraiser for Westover Community School Fashions from Via Veneto and Bunny’s Key to Fashion are featured in the show. 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