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Canadian designers revea

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FASHION STATEMENTS

TOP CANADIAN designers.
have decoded the signals

from Paris, Milan and New
York, thrown in some of
their own curves, and are
offering styles for spring that
reflect an international view.

You don’t have to travel to to
get the best fashions aff the run-
ways, Home-grown designers vet it
right — and then some.

Softness and simplicity are the
buzz words for spring “94.

In tune with the trends. these
designers are showing unstructured
shapes that skim the body with de-
emphasized shoulders and draped
hemlines. »

There is an absence of clutter,
with as few details and attachments
as possible, so as not to take away
from the clean lines.

Extra pockets, cuffs, collars, ruf-
fles and bows, and even jewelry and
accessories are forgotten, The inter-

.Sun protection necessary
even in winter months

THERE IS a common miscon-
ception that it is necessary to
protect yourself from the sun
only during the summer
months. However, whether you
are skiing, skating, swimming
or sailing, the same “damaging
and aging” rays are at work. all
day long, all year round.

In a recent study. on. the
“Attitudes and Awareness of Sun
Protection,” sponsored by Warner-
Lambert Canada. only 6% of
Canadians were aware that the
sun’s ultraviolet rays can be as
harmful in winter as in summer.

In addition, 58% of those who

_ participate in outdoor activities dur-
ing the winter rarely wear any sun
protection compared to only 14% in
the summer.

As a result-of these findings.
dermatologists are trying to educate
Canadians about the harmful impact
of the sun and urge them to apply

protective lotions all year round.

Ultraviolet light

The sun radiates three types of
ultraviolet light: Ultraviolet C
(UVC), Ultraviolet B (UVB) and
Ultraviolet A (UVA).

The most harmful. UVC rays,
are very short and are completely
filtered out by the carth’s ozone
layer. UVA and UVB on the other
hand, are not to be taken lightly.

_ Associated with sun burning and
permanent sun damage, UVB rays
are strongest daily between 10 a.m.
and 3 p.m.

UVA’ the longest rays. are con-
stant all day and all year long.

They penetrate deeper into the
skin and cause photoaging — the
premature aging of the skin — and
are believed to assist UVB rays in
developing sunburns and serious
skin damage and can trigger sun

See Protect pare 18

Clear

est instead Gomes from layering.
seaming and wrapping.

Though international designers
are fickle about hemlines. haphaz-
ardly trimming them to the thigh for

trends for spring

then return to the calf or ankle.
Here is a wrap-up of the Toronto
Ready-to-Wear Coflections and

one look, then generously covering
the ankle for the next, Canadian
designers tend to agree that long
and fluid is best.

They offer short in spurts, but See Lang jackets page 17

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