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PAGE A2, WHITFREE PRESS, FASI M JION,'88, MARCH 30, 1988 FASHION' '88 s3 SPIng & SimmerVJ 113~~~~~~1 cF rc> ~wIL v Jesmond Sammut,7fashioninoationcreato0r dCurreLn .tn ntojet nluepo Business has steadily grown ever since Whitby's Jesmond Sammnut decided about a year ago to go it alone with bis "different" fashion designs. Its getting there," says Sam- mut, who' is only 22, about bis designs and the response from clients. A graduate of Sheridan College two years ago, Samnmut's work was first promoted by a company until he decided to start bis own business. I neyer wanted te work for anybody else," says the native of Malta,» where he 'was a model beforeý becoming interested in fashion design.. He moved te Canada five years ago. He describes bis "Exclusive Designs" as more of a "freelance"i occupation carried . out in bis Whitby home. He is involved-in 12 te 15 fasbion shows a year, either as participant or organizer, andhe displays a new lime for the spring and fali seasons. He then receives orders from' viewers Or friends. "Freelance work- is exciting, as exciting as doing a lime," he says. JESMOND SAMMUT I I.; ELAINE, wearing a» peach satin buster -with. black-edge ruffles, a design by Jesmond Sammut of Whitby.* dresses and wedding dresses., One of thewedn dresses will be a micro (shorter than' pini). Onething that makes a Samn- mut-creation distinctive'is' the vrig degree of blàck îincor- pred in the design. Peach, with Jiints of black, is the coléor of the current Uine for springwear. And the designis are "very' European," says Sammut. "My line is very simple and bold, but at the same time, it looks different," he says. It's more for the woman who wants som éthing different." When he first began two years ago, "I did some very.wild stuif - to get iny name around," explains Sammut of what says can best be defined as "t.oo avant garde.". Since then hé has moved, toward "high: fashion," yet not main- streain. "My stuif is very simple, but the approach *is flot," ie says, noting that experimentation and varia- tion are important in his art. 'My stuif will be one of a, kind, even in the future. "I'T neyer buy anything off the rack. And there's lots of People out there who hate shopping in stores." He admires the-"simplicity and interpretation" of Yves St. Laur- ent and, the avant garde haute couture of Christian Larux. And althoughhe's unsure "what lIl1 be doing two years do"n the road," bhis own goal is to, someday attain, that, haute couture recognitin with Jesmond." He says fashion in general is currently "unpredictable, fun and quite daring, in most cases." As an' occupation, "It's not repetitious, since it's always changing. WHITBY OPTICAL 105,Coiborne St, W. Downtown 66 38 MODELLING & TALENT AGENCY Put your best -foot forward for Springl Join: Image for Gids - Il -15 yrs. - 10 weeks Beautiful You - 16 - 18 yrs. - 10 weeks programme Content: An introduction to. personal grooming, skin care, make-up artistry posture, modelling and much more. Please *cail 666-1528 ta t ____ find out about aur Registration starts v ~April 1 lth 1988. Attitudes Boutique offer you a full Une of dancewear, ladies handbagsand - fashionable accessories, ERICA., wearing a white satin dress, with laced flowers oyer the skfrt, a- design by Jesmond Sammut of Whitby. Iestandard by which .al- other. frame fashion is