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ALFRED SUNG is back. The
boyish Canadian designer who
made # name for himself in the
*80s with his impeccably tailored
career classics is back ‘in ‘stores
and right on track with his new
collection for spring.

By Layne Christensen
: Fashion Reporter

‘Sung, 46, would argue in his
quiet fashion that he never went

away. Even through the. bank-.

ruptey of Etac Sales Ltd: — man-
ufacturer, wholesaler and retailer
of Alfred Sung’s clothing lines
—.in February °93 and the clo-

“sure of 28° ‘Alfred and Alfred -

‘Sung: stores: across’ the country
last spring.’ oo.

“We. 'carried ‘on tight
through,” he ‘explains while. in
town recently. to: promote his

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new line.

Though just about every
retailer dropped his high-profile
clothing line — Holt Renfrew,
Eatons, Macy’s, Nordstrom,
Bloomingdale's, Saks Fifth
Avenue, Neiman Marcus, only
The Bay stuck by him — Sung
continued to design and sell his
collection out of the lone surviv-
ing Alfred Sung boutique. in
Toronto’s Hazelton Lanes.

Now there are two new Alfred
Sung shops, both in Toronto, and

_an exclusive. contract with Holt

Renfrew to debut-the collection

_ at Holts stores across Canada this

spring. --

.With’ plans to open: more
stores in Canada, the debut of a
new fragrance, his third, this fall
and the reintroduction of his line
into the States next season, Sung
couldn’t be feeling more on top
of the game.

The Alfred Sung
Collection is pure and
simple for spring. Italian
and ~- Swiss. viscolse/
acetate blends and pure
‘silks are cut into classic
shapes. Colors are sub-
dued: navy, dusty blue,
sand, sage, blush and
chocolate.. Availble— in
Vancouver at — Holt
Renfrew.

ALFRED. SUNG...’ Canada’s
celebrity designer. whose name" ls recog-

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