FASHION EVENTS. - .. CALENBAR - Compiled by Layne Christensen » FASHION FILE is a weekly Sunday column, Uf your business. or ‘charity is planning a fashion show or other fashion event, send in - your information as early as possible to the North’ Shore News, 1/39 Lonsdale’ Ave., North Vancouver, B.C. V7M 2H4 or fax 8S- -2104. Privrity is given to fundraising

“fashion | events and fashion shows taking place on the North Shore.

To Sunday; ‘Aug. 20: Don’t miss - Ways of. Lace at the Canadian Craft Museum. .639 Hornby St..

‘Vancouver, The. exhibit: features the expressionistic works of con-

temporary: textile artists Lenka - .,Suchanek and: Zuzana Bojnanska, - ~ who: learned the “art_ of ‘bobbin:

* Tace- -making in ‘Slovakia’ before emigrating ‘to Canada. Info: 687- 8266. - ee

"Wednesdays: “The” merchants: at :

“Lonsdale Quay. present: “Feast - Your Eyes,” free strolling fashion

»'shows, between noon and 2 p.m. ‘every week at the Cheshire Cheese +Inn::Phone 98 79-3322, ‘for. more information. wea mo

" Saturdays: Park Royal serves up: tea and fashions, : 1-4 p.m., in The ~

Galleria; second level, south mall. Fashions, , provided by ‘mall mer- chants: Rodier, Aperitiv, Phoenix,

". Trevenen Apparel, Neto «Leather, = Moulé, Swedish Jeweler, Stephane

de ' Raucourt, ‘Wear: Else?.: and

Janéo : Fashion ‘Gallery. ‘Tea and . cakes ‘from Herbs & Things and” Van: Den : Bosch’ Bakery.” Shows’: continue through. -Aug.: 22° For: “more” information, : Phone ° 922+ :

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