Danica Riley
Contributing Writer

COLD winter tempera-
tures mean it’s time to
take extra care of our
skin, Winter’s harsh
-winds can rob the skin
“of moisture leaving it-
dry and itchy,

Biotherm has just the. trick
with its new Aquasource mois-
© turizing gel available: in
“February for $36.

The facial gel immerses
your. skin in’ pure thermal
plankton extract, ant effect’ the
company says is the equivalent
of 5,000 litres of spa water.

“All that. hydration leaves.
your skin’ feeling softer and~
better toned. Fine lines caused =

by dehydration ‘should also
» fade away.

_ sWinter-battered, skin needs*>
hydration, and the produce:

; _achieves this‘with a new poly-
mer: that forms a dense net
over the skin. Since the gel acts

as a. microscopic. gauze, the -

skin i is constantly hydrated.
oa: For-really dry skin, the
‘ company has a, made-to-mea-
. sure. formula that’ uses extra
hydrating ingredients. Fatry
“" adids are used to revitalize the
~ Skin” and prevent moisture
“evaporation. Softening algae
“extract, shea butter, apricot oil
cn Sand soy oils are also added to
ensure “hydration:
“But ‘don’t. forget about

other, vulnerable areas of your:

skin. “Moisturize hands and
feet’ regularly. to’. prevent
‘cracked skin and calluses.
_ Clinique has introduced an all
over’ bady: moisturizer ($25
for 200 mL) that hydrates and
exfoliates the skin. It’s an aller-

gy. tested. and fragrance- “free
product, ‘so: it’ won’t irritate’

skin already in desperate need
Of Pampering.

Sunday, January 31, 1999 — North Shore News — 19

north shore news

FASHION

Pyjamas party into the

John Moore

Cantrituting Writer

AT your next party, take a-
poll: how many men wear

pyjamas to bed?

A quick survey of the News news:
room contirmed my suspicions — out
ofa dozer or so men, only ane hand
went up. Managing editar “Tim
Renshaw contessed: “My wite buys
them for me. [ think it has something
ro do with planned parenthood.”

He nay well be on the leading
edge of a clandestine “retro” fashion
trend, because parents of small chil-
dren quickly discover that answering
the midnight ery of a hungry, sick or
frightened child is simpler, if you
don't have to fumble around in the
dark for something to put on.

Lately [ve -been pondering the
purchase of my first pair of adult pyja-
mas since, liké most men of my gen-
eration, [stopped wearing them
when Pwas 12. That was in the "60s,
whea you let it all hang out and pyja-
mas carried =the | conservative
Establishment. taint of Hollywood's
romantic: comedies in which even
married couples not only both wore
pyjamas, but had twin beds separated
by a decorous nightstand.

In retrospect, men like

Cary.

Grant, David Nivenveven the seeret-

iy gay Rock Hudson, managed to
look pretty suave in those loose shirt
and trouser combinations.

© Pyjama_ pants..in particular are

making a big comeback.

A stroll through The Bay at Park
Reyal revealed racks of cosy cotton

flannel plaid PJ pants. from Joe Boxer,

~ at_S45 and ‘The Bav’s own Northern

Spirit brand for $2 27. Short pants ver-
sions are trendy for those with youth
and muscle tone fit for a Calvin Klein
ad, the Joe Boxers at $20. and
Northern Spirit at $15. But strictly
speaking, -only the long pants, not
hirts or shorts, are true pyjamas.

Don’t. be confused by variant
spellings: “pajamas” is:

approximates derived from old
Persian, “pace” (foot/leg) and
“jamah” (Clathing/‘earment) —
loose trousers of cotton or silk worn
by borl sexes in the Middle and Far
East.:

Crusaders who attempted to carve
out an empire in the Holy Land often

adopted the light practical dress of

their, Muslim adversaries, risking
charges of heresy. European traders
and explorers encountered pyjamas

again in the 17th century, but it took .

a century’ of serge and” prickly heat

rash ‘to convince them the locals
_understood something about the

relationship between climate and
appropriate dress.

TOR PILLOWS
Prefs ve 58ea* ae

simply.
American for pyjamas, and both are

NEWS photo Terry Peters :

Writer John Moore and son William don jammies fora an n impromptu pyjama party. Made-in-Vancouver *
cotton flannel pyjamas and matching pillowcases courtesy of Gill & Co., 303 W. 7th Ave., Vancouver.

“Pyjamas were adopted for casual
wear bys'sensible colonials and
appeared in England in the 1870s_as
night-wear, an alternative to the tra-
ditional long onc: piece nightshire or
nightgown.

The two-piece European: version
was a mixed marriage — traditional

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Eastern’ pyjama pants joined by an
abbreviated version of the.nightshirt.,
which before bed was’ topped off with -

‘a long warmly quilted dressing gown

or smoking :jacket to cover all ‘the '

bases in a cool climate with no con- *
_ cept of central heating. It was a:
slightly more formal version of the

“shower and sweat suit” routine most. “! °
of us still adopt’ when the: business * »
and social part of the day is done, but
its function “was ‘the ‘same -— ‘the
“adoption of loose’ comfy. nightwear
demareates the private from the pub-.

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