SPRY GINA A DRA MIWA oP TOMTPE EAR UID AS A NM IS IA COO BPO EET ALE HED NEO E WaS BCEE Bl Awakening’ awareness IT’S TIME to get obnoxious about breast cancer. That's the message that came across loud and clear at the Awareness Day Breakfast, Thursday, Oct. 20, to benefit the B.C. chapter of the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. By Layne Christensen Fashion Reporter “We need to stop this epidem- ic,” keynote speaker Dr, Susan Love implored a mostly female audience at the Hyatt Regency ball- room in Vancouver. “The only way to do that is to all be obnoxious. se obnoxious that they solve breast cancer just to shut us up. Love, whose best-selling Dr. Susan Love's Breast Book is cur- rently in its 13th printing, called attention to the limitations of breast ROSALIND MACPHEE... Lions Bay resident, poet, paramedic and breast cancer survivor. cancer treatment — the “slash, burn and poison” approaches of mastec- NEON C LPNS ITSO OE ADRES tomy, radiation and chemotherapy — and the need to find a cure, One in nine Canadian women will experience breast cancer in her lifetime. For Lions Bay poet and paramedic Rosalind MacPhee, who spoke to the crowd, this is more than a statistic, it is a reality she tmust deal with day to day. A breast cancer survivor, MacPhee has chronicled her strug- gles with the disease in a new book, Picasso's Woman, (B.C. artist Barbara Klunder's striking collage from the cover of MacPhee's book has been reproduced on T-shirts that are available, for $20, at Wear Else? stores.) Joe Porcelli, president of Revion Canada, the major sponsor of the event, issued a special plea for men to commit to finding a cure, “It's time for men to get intimately involved. Women are not the only ones involved; everybody's touched by breast cancer, Couples work, grow together From page 18 time working with management and staff to develop better service and organizes customer surveys. Tom develops new strategies such as the Wear Else? corporate club card and is responsible for all advertising and promotion. They both sit in on management meetings to discuss client comments. There have been changes through the years with the company and their relationship. Molly states: “Opening more stores required a lot of changes since we had to completely computerize, and with 60 employees, we had to produce staff training systems and manuals, “We had to move our office from the store to a separate location and find a warehouse to handie increased inventory. We have had our good days and our bad days.” Tom says: “We have a good rule — If we both don’t agree on some- thing we don’t do it,” to which Molly adds, “We'd be at a stalemate all of the time if we didn’t.” ' Future plans together include opening more Wear Else? stores. A ad Tony and Dori Willett, who have been married for seven years, own Trevenen Apparel and have joint ownership of a fashion compa- ny in Hungary. Though Tony has been « North Vancouver fireman for 20 years and still works full time, he is the busi- ness end of the menswear store und buys all of the merchandise as well as the fabrics Dori uses to create shirt and tie designs. Dori is the creative side of the business, working within the store and designing for both Trevenen Apparel and other clients, Both “trade off” the administra- tive duties yearly because they feel it is the most stressful part of the busi- ness. Tony explains: “We owe no money in this company and operate on cash flow; therefore, credit, deliv- eries and the general politics of fash- ion can become nerve-racking.” Tony and Dori met when they were set up On a date for a brother's wedding. They were living together within weeks and married in three months. Tony states that they were both waiting ull of their lives to do something together with someone else. “Life is working together toward acommon dream,” he says. “If you can't work together, you shouldn't be together.” Tony says they are both similar; both are born under the Libra sign. “We love working together and spend all of our time together,” he adds. “We used to discuss work 100% of the time in the beginning, because we were excited about it, but talk about it less on our off-time now.” Tony admits that at least half of the business decisions are made as spontaneously as the one to marry. Buying the stock is a definite excep- tion, however, since much research goes into every buying trip to L.A., New York and Europe. Though he does most of the trav- clling, Dori goes to Europe to design seasonal collections for a department store chain there and to take care of their business in Hungary. He describes the store as having a life of its own, making its decisions for what is to be done every mom- ing. He says it is the couple’s house and the place they entertain friends most of the time. They are currently excited about a new fashion business in develop- ment which works jointly with the provincial and federal governments. ooo : ‘Tom and Christine Young, owners of Hangers in North Vancouver, have been married for 12 years. Christine began working in Tom's store when they were dating 15 years ago and is now responsible for merchandising. displays. receiv- ing and half of the buying. Tom, who began the store 17 years ago, buys as well as manages the business. Tom states: “We're both half of a business person. Without the two of us, neither one would be able to run the company. “We balance each other out com- pletely so that when one of us starts to get a litle, or too radical in terms of buying particularly, one seems to bring the other back to reality. It’s a good check-and-balance system.” The store itself and the couple's working relationship has expanded in its years of operation. The denim stock has increased dramatically, becoming the partners arca of expertise, though the shop sells more sportswear and knits than jeans. “In jeans, we are the best and nobody can dispute it,” Tim boasts. And since both like to wear and sell jeans it was a mutual decision to specialize. Tom buys the denim and steers toward Canadian labels such as Hollywood and Santana, Christine's role in the business has 7 nr EN ES changed now that the couple’s two children are in school full time, spending much more time working within the store. Her buying forte is sportswear and she cites a tine from London, Jeffrey Rogers, as a significant new seller which shows direction. She has also just introduced shoes into the store. They both work with customers along with the sales staff. “It's very satisfying. Clearly defining separate responsibilities is the key to a successful relationship,” Tom concludes. “We've become a Jot closer as a result of working together.” Christine adds: “I periodically make a rule that we both leave work at the store. It’s good to take that break.” RIENCE LAE HAE ANE Sunday, October 23, 1994 — North Shore News - 19 ae EMA On a. i ee HELPING THE WORLD WRITE NOW CODE Solf-sufficioncy through llteracy In the devaloping world For information, call 1-800-661-2633 EXPECTING A BABY? 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