a Cll - Friday, August 17, 1984 - North Shore News ee CLOTHES SENSE SEMINAR BEATING the I-never-have-the-right-thing-to- wear syndrome is the ambition of many, but a closet full of clothes is no guarantee you’re on your way to successful dressing. Can you go to your closet and find two or three ways to wear each piece? Or do you face a collection of bits and pieces and too much that is worn too little? If you sew your own clothing, how many attempts to make something new are now disasters hanging in the closet because they didn’t work? If the numbers make you cr- inge, you need to develop a little more clothes sense FASHION, sewing = expert and author Leslie Wood. before your next shopping or sewing spree. ‘‘Everyone can win at the wardrobe game,’ says fashion sewing expert Leslie Wood. ‘‘All it takes is self- awareness and a shopping and sewing plan.’” Wood is a communications professional who knows the value of hav- ing the mght thing to wear for every occasion. She is also the co-author of Clothes Sense - Straight Talk About Wardrobe Planning, the only book of its kind written for the woman who sews as weil as the one who doesn’t. Wood is keenly aware of the challenge faced by the woman who sews. ‘‘She must work as a designer bringing lor, tex- * says Wood the time first) to over who she is and what orks best for her will reward her with a multitude of flattering looks and sav ings in both time and money "' In the tatest Palmer/ Pletsch seminar based on her book, Wood shares her prac. ucal step-by-step approach to making a wardrobe plan and provides students with lots of no-nonsense advice | You must dress to suit) your style.” she says. “not so meone cise's.’ Her three-hour slide’ tec ture presentation covers the techniques for defining per sonal style, determining hfe style and wardrobe needs. and selecting the tight fashions for cach figure Wood also explains how to use color to build and expand an enhancing wardrobe, and she discusses the design basis that inspire creative sewing and help prevent sew ing disasters ° To simplify Wood favors a wardrobe core dressing five piece yacket) skirt. pant, and two-piece dress ft you prefer a one piece, you can add another blouse) “hh works for every life style, “My jacket and skirt may be a matched sult ino a) lightweight gabardine, my she says wool two ptece dress a silk. Both fabrics are seasonless and travel well, ideal for my lifestyle. My friend with small children wears the same pieces in un- matched but coordinated 795 North Park Royal West Van 922-2446 sportswear fabrics. The two- piece dress gives us both ver- satile blouse and skirt op- tions. Careful planning lets us wear our jackets with the pants and also over the dress for two additional looks.’’ During her- Plan a War- drobe That Works Seminar, Wood will present a one- woman fashion show featur- ing these versatile wardrobe basics and fall/winter addi- tions, plus easy-to-sew and no-sew accessories. ‘ Commentary will include dips on combining the right patterns and fabrics, but even The non-sewer will gain from the ideas on using a wardrobe core to build a pyramid of iooks. To help everyone keep Create a winning wardrobe the best-laid plans in working order, Wood will also show many ways to organize chaotic closets. You will be able to go home and make what is already in your closet work better. Wood will present her three-hour Plan A Wardrobe That Works Seminar at The Richmond Inn, Westminster Rooms A + B on Saturday, September 8 at 9:30 a.m. In- cluded in the $27 admission fee is a copy of Clothes Sense - Straight Talk About War- drobe Planning by Barbara Weiland and Leslie Wood. Pre-registration is required and can be done by calling Woodwards Fashion Fabrics for reservations.