14 - Sunday, July 31, 1994 - North Shore News 3° OM STYLE NOTE ON AUG. 15, 13 of our most dynamic designers will come together at the Plaza of Nations to show their best work under one roof — a first for this province. The occasion is Culturalwealth 94, the B.C. apparel industry's salute to the 15th Commonwealth Games, which take place in Victoria next month. The location is the Plaza of Nations, a suitable venue for such a diverse gathering of talent. The evening consists of a catered dinner, runway show and presentation of the Industry Tribute Award and the Yvon Bourgeois Fuundation scholarship awards. To commemorate the event, each designer has whipped up a garment that refleets the Culturalwealth theme. These showcase pieces will be on display in Victoria at the Ocean Pointe Resort throughout the dura- tion of the games, Aug. 18-28. Three of the participating designers hail from the North Shore: Deborah Tissington of Neto Leather. Christine Morton of Christine & Co. and Feizal Virani of House of Virani. Tissington chooses to keep the identity of her submission under wraps revealing only that her design “commemorates 100 years of Chinese workers and their efforts to build this couniry.” The garment is at the same time a trib- ute to Neto’s workers, 90% of whom are Asian, she adds. DEBORAH TISSINGTON... sculpts elegant fashions from from Seather for Neto. ee, uhy Weg : 5 CHRISTINE MORTON... cuts luxurious lingerie from silk and lace for Christine & Co. The leather garment makes use of a centuries-old Chinese art form and incorporates a number of multi-colored appliqués. Christine Morton of West Vancouver's Christine and Co. has chosen to showcase a bridal gown of heirloom-quality in silk geor- gette with antique lace bodice and sleeves and a bias-cut circle skirt lavished with hand-made embell- ishments. Tuking a different approach to the theme of Culturalwealth, Morton says the gown, which — commemorates the bride, “is our own interpretation of something very special.” For the Culturalwealth runway presentation, Morton will show the silk and lace lingerie that Christine and Co. sells in fine stores across Canada, and in the U.S., Orient and Middle East. Protect eyes with safe sun tips FOLLOW THESE safe sun tips from West Van’s Douglas Optical for eye protection this summer. @ Indoor UV rays are damaging, too. Remember to wear eye protec- tion when in tanning beds, since the Tays are at least as harmful as natur- al sunlight, especially if nol proper- ly controlled and regulated. © Get proper coverage. Sunglasses protect not only your eyes, but the delicate areas of skin around cyes from the rays. Choose a style which fits well. following the facial curve to cover maximum area around the eye from all angles. Wider lenses and thick-banded glasses make better protectors. 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