Stylish notes on beach totes

TO PACK the mest into your summer, tote a beach bag

that will allow you te pack more, with less to carry.

Get organized in weekend style
with a backpack or carryall that is
right for your load. Make it large,
lightweight and sporty.

Your beach tote’s carrying ca-
pacity is as important as its luoks.

It should be unstructured and
soft for carrying towels and ir-
regularly shaped objects like the
protective lotions and refreshing
potions that you'll need.

The material your bag is made
from is key to its durability.

Wicker and straw lock great but
oftea don’t last more than one
season. Cotton is good for lugging
those. extra items, yet it soils
quickly if it’s a light color.

Nylon is durable and easy-care,
but it tends to make things hot

By Caro! Crenna
Contributing Writer

inside if left sitting in the sun for
hours.

Construction is important, too,

For power packing, make sure
the handles are sturdy. Over-
the-shouider styles are best,
keeping the hands free.

Clutch styles are too cumber-
some to take to the beach.
Hand-held bags may weigh you
down and make you hot if you
have a long trek to the beach.

To pinpoint the right bag, make
a list of essentials usually packed.

Here’s a list of items you may

~ Curelle hairspray is
available nationwide

From page 14°
The North Vancouver resident
recalls receiving a frantic phone
all. from a Winnipeg - woman
‘seeking his help to save a rela-
‘tionship. “‘He wouldn't marry her
“because she used . hairspray,”’
‘Curelle says, explaining that. the
. woman’s suitor had asthma that
'. Was set off by the toxic fumes.
The woman was. sent an
“emergency batch of. alcohol-free
-'spray:and is now, according to
: Curelle, happily married.

/'. . While - other manufacturers,
‘ such ‘as Redken, have introduced
~valcohol-free. styling: aids such as

.volumizers, scrunches, giazes and
“pump hairsprays, Curelle says his

“cand

product remains the only
alcohol-free aerosol haitspray on
the market. What his product
achieves that the others don’t, he
says, is a fast-dryiny, lasting hold.
To date, more than 1,500 salons
across North America are carrying
Curelle alcohol-free hairspray,
which is available on the North
Shore at over 40 locations in-
cluding Lena J,. Applause, Thomz
Raven: in West Vancouver;
_KathyChan, Shears and John
Gordon in North Vancouver.
Cureile hairspray has also been
“private labelled’? to Shiseido in
Japan and will be distributed in
that country under the cosmetic
giant’s own packaging and name.

Sti yre caters to teens

_, From poge 13. mh :
churning: out
an attitude.”

, “It's a saslical, extremist look,”
says Phil Calla, national. sales and

clothes "with

marketing . director. for Quiksilver .

Canada, of. a style: popular with
teens of both . sexes _. that: incor-
“ porates : workwear : and under-
" ground-culture elements. | ,
Riding: another wave of popu-
~ larity ‘are’ clothes; such as over-

: sized. .“"board shorts,’” inspired by

Martin shoes,

surf and snowboard gear.

On. the. North Shore, newly
opened Grzssroots Clothing Co. in
Lynn Valley Centre specializes in
stocking -the latest trends for.
teens. Popular brand names in
store include Guess?, Mexx, Buf-
‘falo, Request, Esprit, and Osh

‘Kosh for kids.

‘Grassroots also stocks ac-
cessories and is the only store in
‘North Vancouver to carry Doc
the footwear of
choice for stylish teens.

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not have thought to tote.

s A long scarf or headband to
keep your hair and perspiration
off your face and neck.

® Three for the road: sunscreen
lotion, moisturizing cream and
toner or skin freshener. Buy sam-
ple sizes of skin products to save
space. ;

& Portable hair fixers such as gel,
clips, scrunchy and comb.

» A tank or T-shirt dress that
packs up small, doesn’t wrinkle
and makes a quick coverup if you
decide to go somewhere afterward.
It also provides a headrest that
takes less room than a pillow.

» Book, magazine and letter-
writing supplies to keep your mind
off the heat.

>» A woven reed beach mat,
available inexpensively from Ori-
ental gift shops, is better to lie on
than a towel since it doesn’t pick
up the sand, provides a flat base,
and rolls up small.

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