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BY LAVINE CHRISTENSEN
Fashion Editor.

‘WHEN it comes to grad
gowns, anything goes this year
except pants, of course,’ and

. what's in stores reflects that.
_-"The top seller at Janéo in Park
- Royal was a fire-engine red satin
gown.with corset bodice and full
. “Skirt. That style sold out within two
“weeks of its debut in a mall show
-. last month — despite its $520 price
tag.

worry, however. Several . stores
have dresses for less. '

has anos | in Lynn Valley Centre

“short. dresses, long’ dresses,

petty glitzy,and formal.” all for .

., under $100, says assistant manager
«Monica Webb... Pastels,

. Grads, ‘on. a budget need not

gingham and florals are all prov-

~ ing popular.

Bargains can also be found at
vintage and second-hand stores.
Colette’s Consignment Boutique
on Lower Lonsdale has a forest
green silk shift by Tayari for $65.

At the low, flow end, Le
Chateau in Capilano Mal! has
black or white dresses for
$39.99.

But if, money is no object
then a trip to Plaza Escada in
Vancouver's Sinclair Centre is a
must. /

-The high-fashion’ house’s
Escada Couture boutique opens
next Friday. You can snap up an
evening suit for $1,700 or a
grand ballgown for $3,000, hot
off the Euro runway. ~

NEWS photon Paul McGrath

: THE show-stopper at Park Royal's grad fashion show last weokend was Powerline’ ‘s
iridescent shiit (above), modelled by Natalie and available at Hangers. In lilac or.

apple green end fully lined, it's a steal at just $80. Shoes from Stepha

ne cof

_ Raucourt. Morgan’ 8 rayon/spandex drass (left) Is by Esprit. Shoes from ‘The Shoe |

All aboard the ¢

Coast I

BY ANDREW MCCREDIE
‘Community Editor

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‘ltimate i in p oto opportuni-;:

ties. These stops are the

ly safe.way to’access the
ged canyon. walls of the

“TRAIN travel ‘has long been associated with . the
romance and grace of the first half of the 20th Century.

"On Sunday, May 26,.a round-trip from the North Shore to
Pemberton will recall the glory days of riding the rails in style.
“: The Classic Coast Mountaineer departs North Vancouver at
.*7;30 a.m.-bound ‘for Squamish, Whistler and: Pemberton.
_ Powered by Canadian Pacific Steam Locomotive 3716, the train
will include 10 coaches and three dining cars, including the last
remaining of 22 original all-steel dining cars. ; Stops
nclude: Squamish; Whistler

lunch; pane ata umber,
‘of ; Pemberton : restaurants:

"See Travelling page 30

HE Classic Coast Mountaineer (at right, in. the
“Cheakamus Canyon) will be pulling out of North Van:
for a day-long round-trip to Pemberton ‘on vMay 26. . ne