FASHION Quality clothes for little people From page 18 Vancouver, sells high quality labels from Montreal in size newborn to 6x. Popular brands such us Ping Pong and the reasonably priced Basic Elements are featured as well as baby ac- cessories. Pebbles Children’s Wear, 2468 Marine Dr. in West Vancouver, carries a great selection of dif- ferent styles, and the store tries to vary its labels each season. It claims to have the best selection of Mexx and Esprit for girls and boys on the North Shore, and also sells Vancouver’s Tracs designs. American labels include dresses by Plum Pudding and terry and velour robes by Monarch. Peb- bles’ merchandise is priced for the medium to high end market in in- fant sizes to size 16. Topsy Turvy Children’s Bouti- que, 152 East Itth St. in North Vancouver or 1859 Marine Dr, West Vancouver, promotes Van- couver designer labels such as Fly- ing Colours, Baby Sport and Basic Elements. It carries a new line by a North Shore firm called Uh!Oh! which now specializes in well-priced, generously sized infant wear, and will be making up to size 3X next season. A new Vancouver boys’ wear line called Brooz Zoo is carried in quality separates from size 2 to 7. A fine German line of outerwear called Me and You is carried in in North Vancouver, sells samples and secondhand children’s wear at reasonable prices for infants to size 12. Sec- ondhand labels include well- known names such as OshKosh B’Gosh and Bravo! For Kids. New samples by a local manu- facturer which were originally us- ed for home party sales are also sold here. A new line by Chic Kids, a North Shore designer, is also featured in reasonably priced cotton separates for girls and boys from size 2 to 8. Wee World, 1556 Lonsdale Ave. in North Vancouver, has a selection of both well priced new and consignment secondhand clothing for boys and girls. It car- Hwy. ries more new stock than when the store was called Lucy’s Place. It also carries maternity wear and Incredible Perm Sale! One Week Only mastey From Paris $50. Serré Conditioning Perm: For the natural look Studio One Hair Design Westview Shopping Centre rT 987-4440 Remove Wrinkles FAST. SAVE 250. WITH THIS AD . : unusual styles which are fully em- PHOTO submitted broidered and lined. M ids, tai CANADIAN DESIGNER Linda Lundstrom was inspired by her ountain five-year-old daughter to design a line of girls’ clothes in | sizes two to 14 for the spring season. More than 40% of women Now you can press a shirt in 2 minutes. Do pleats like a pro. And cut drycleaning bills in half. All you need is an Elnapress... steam press or dry iron on all fabrics - delicate silks, woollens, cottons, linen. fit the definition of petite MORE THAN 46% of Canadian women are 5°4’’ and under, and by definition, they are ‘‘petites’’ tegardiess of the dress size. Until recently, many of these women had been overlooked by designers, manufacturers and retailers. Those retailers that did provide petite fashions were unable to of- fer a selection large enough to ‘allow petite women to express their own personal style. For many petite-sized women, the only alternative was to pur- chase merchandise ‘that almost fit and then pay an additional sum for costly alterations. Even then, the results were often less than rewarding because alterations are often no substitute for properly proportioned designs. “A petite outfit isn’t simply a smaller version of a larger size,’ said Margaret Anne Andrews, Braemar’s vice-president of mer- chandising, including Braemar's petites line. ‘‘It needs to be pro- portioned in a completely dif- ferent way. Whether you are a size 4 or 14 petite.’”’ In the styling of petites jackets, shoulders are tailored narrower, lapels are slimmer and notches are higher. The waistline is usually narrowed to provide torso defini- tion and both body and sleeve lengths are shorter. Finally, pockets and armholes are posi- tioned higher. The re-styling is not just a simple matter of shortening the garment. Sultles & Seawind QUILT SALE 25% OFF ALL QUILTS IN STOCK FEB. 24 - MARCH 7 WATERFRONT CENTRE CONCOURSE LEVEL 200 BURRARD ST. VAN., B.C. 688-1612 WANTED: . Special Women to join us for our Membership Night! We support B.C. Special Olympics, the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, the Children’s Wish Founda- tion and other local groups. Tues., Feb. 25/92 6:00-9:30pm Cheers Restaurant, 125 East 2nd St., N.Van. Dinner will be served RSVP Feb, 23/92 Gail Kilmer Susan Scott 929-1013 Canadian | Progress Club Vancouver Evergreen Bringing Quality to Life Y North Shore Family YMCA Electronic safety shut-off Built in carrying handle, New FREE ARM! TALBEES SEWING CENTRE I Westview 8 & Upper L Levels, North Vancouver Reg. $850.00 THREE DAYS ONLY! 986-1341) Diamond Rings from, Swedish Jeweler. The -1 perfect way to say wt T love you. SWEDISH JEWELER