FASHION

Sunday, July 5, 1992 - North Shore News - 15

Designer clothing shop opens in North Vancouver
Gauche Designs features well-made casual cotton separates

A NEW designer clothing shop
opened recently in North Van-
couver at 4377 Gallant Ave. in
Deep Cove.

The store features well-made

casual separates in heavy cotton
which is generously cut and simply
shaped.
Rachelle Desforges Wendt,
owner of Gauche Designs, has
been designing since she was eight
years old, Originally from Mon-
trea! and schooled in design at
colleges in Toronto and in
Houston, she is also experienced
in natural dyeing, weaving,
dolil-making and doll clothing
design.

Deforges Wendt states, ‘‘I have
found that the West Coast woman
wants comfort first, and then
style. She is looking for unrestric-
tive clothing that will work for her

WOOFs,

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for casualwear.
6. The Vigilante Consumer —
The consumer manipulates the
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protesting, politics and the rebell-
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7. Staymg Alive — Awareness
that good heaith extends life leads

dual career, both at home and at
the office.

“She also wants quality at an
affordable price, and therefore |
sell my clothing at very reasonable
prices because | have cut out the
middle man.”

All clothing is designed and
manufactured in North Vancouver
and is sold directly through her
shop.

The clean-cut
perfect for layering and are made
in solid colors including navy,
white, black, fuchsia, cream, pur-
ple, gold and green. They are siz-
ed extra small, small, medium,
large and extra large.

.A favorite in the store is an A-
line tent dress with lots of flare at
the hemline. It is available in
black and white for $55 or tie-
dyed for $63. The dress looks

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need for products and_ services
which reduce chores, offer flex-
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designs are

great with Gauche biking shorts
underneath,

If you prefer something more
fitted, La Body dress is styled in
cotton and Lycra and resembles a
cut-to-curve tank dress. [t costs

2.

Thick fleece-hooded pullovers
have their hoods lined in an ac-
centing fabric color for flattering
detail. Purple tops have gold
hood-liners, black tops have green
liners and white pullovers have
cream-colored hood liners, for
55.

Flared ’5Qs-style shorts, which
are said to be flattering on all
legs, are $29, stretch tanks,
perfect for layering beneath
overalis, are $19, and loose
overalls in a 13 oz. knit cotton are
$49.

Desforges Wendt also makes

are new

and age slowly. This may mean an
older market will be looking for
more youthful, but comfortable,
trends in design.

10. SOS (Save Our Society) —
People find a social conscience
and demand changes in ethics,
education and environment. This
will be labelled the ‘‘decency de-
cade,”’ with new-found feelings of
compassion.

—~ Carol Crenna

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hats, which have been so popular
that they are sold out, and she
selis other accessories to match
her merchandise in the store.
Gauche Designs used to be sold
through home parties, but the

need to expand convinced the de-
signer to open a test market store

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in Deep Cove. Though she says
the area is not heavily travelled by
potential customers, she has al-
teady had several repeat clients
because she says they appreciate
that her clothing washes so well
and does not need to be ironed.

The firm is planning to expand
in the near future.

— Carol Crenna

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