Sunday, January 17. 1999 — North Shore News — 17 north shore news & FASHION tae ON Re RT pete ih pagal SOMEWHERE in the U.S. a baby boomer turns 50 every seven seconds. In Canada there are currentiy close to a million women ages 50 to 54. These are compelling statistics for makers of products that target the menopausal. This month Estee Lauder launches Resilience Lift (S44 for 30 mL cream, S84 fer 50 mL lotion or cream), “beauty replacement therapy” for women in their 40s, 50s and older. Declining estrogen lev- els can produce hot flashes and mood swings. Hormonal haywire can also affect the skin, causing loss of firmness, dullness or discolouration. Resilience Lift face and throat cream addresses all the needs of mature skin, says Lauder. It promises to help boost skin's natural collagen production, build moisture, fade age spots and protect against further sun damage. omg L’Oreal’s new Visible Lift Line Minimizing Makeup (S$i5.95 for 36 mL) is a treatment and foundation in one, The product is packed with ingredients — that reduce the appearance of fine lines and improve skin’s texture and resilien- cy, resulting in smoother, NEWS photos Paul MeGrath DR. Peggy Ross (right) enjoys Saturday sessions with Blossom Jenab, who teaches hebbyists and professionals the art of couture sewing. Classes teach the art of couture EVERY second Saturday, Dr. Peggy Ross leaves the stress of work behind to sit in a class and sew. It is no ordinary class that pulls Ross, a West Side resi- dene, full across the, city and high into the British Properties to work needle and thread through fabric for up to eight hours a session. It is a class with Blossom Jenab. “She is the most dedicated teacher,” says Ross, an associ- ate dean of UBC’s School of ssscesseasacsevsoraesenrescorepscoseeeensnsee Blossom really teaches tech- nique,” says the 31-year-old Vancouver resident, who will Jenal studied fashion design at Hammersmith College of Arts in London, England. In the °70s she coor- continue with the Saturday dinated programs in dress- sessions. making and design tor Iran's That pleases fenab who Ministry of Education and was says “the best reward is when chicf fashion designer for that my students keep coming country’s Ministry of Finance. back.” In 1980 she fett Tran for She’s hoping to draw more Canada. Since coming to students from outside the Vancouver she’s run her own Lower Mainland by marketing design business and taught the classes on her own night classes in pattern dratt- Internet web site, ing, beading and draping at . Vancouver Community She offers wwo- and four-week programs, with the option for notes poration and a retired univer- sity professor. Along with the friendships they've formed, they’ve learned the techniques of younger and more radiant- looling skin in just four weeks, promises L’Oreal. The cosmetic company Medicine and an anesthetist at B.C. Women’s Hospital. “She makes you feel that she has all the time in the world for haute couture sewing, an Old World trade that requires‘a deft hand to craft garments of impeccable fit and finish. The techniques are !abour College and through the Vancouver School Board. ‘Che women who enroll in Jenab’s Blossom Couturiere classes aren’t just hobbyists. international students to live in residence. Tuition is $2,800 for nwo weeks with room and board. STUDENTS craft beauti- fully finished garments. has taken Pro-Retinol A, Par-Elastyl and vitamin E, three ingredients from its popular Plenitude skin- care line, and married them with: a liquid founda- tion to create a new prod- uct that covers impertec- tions while ac the same time works to improve skin’s condition. isible Lift is available at drug store and depart- ment-store cosmetic coun- ters. — Layne Christensen C iden of ee DEN = os dlay Spa Clothing designer Win Liu studied painting at Ontario College of Art and fashion design at Chicago Art Insntute. “Academically they were great, but [can get more our of these classes because intensive and their teacher demands nothing short of perfection bur, jokes Ross, “we've gotten Blossom to accept our sergers and now we're trying to accustom her to sew °n’ go.” you.” Biossom’s students typical- ly pay $800 for 10 full-day sessions at the couturier’s Southborough Drive horne. The price includes a gourmet lunch. 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