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PAGE It -PLAINDEALER - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY If. ISM X: * 7 DAYS OF $A(ims 1 SR£YRRI*~'L GOOD FOR +5% OFF AUZL0" (J^Ming Leath iers & COUPON TIME OF Furs) RESENTED ORDER u --̂ LSajSiS Mr. Dons I I I I 1207 N. THIRD ST. ONE HOUR CLEANERS MCHENKY, ILLINOIS WEST OF A & P FOOD STORE 385-2011 Andrea designs a select collection of clothes with practical elegance Andrea, the young fashion de- I signer, comes by her honor the I hard way--through work. Her talent is obvious--as it was thirteen years ago when, at age seventeen, she started de­ signing clothes---and selling them--in her hometown of Phil­ adelphia, more as a hobby than with any thought of making it a career. Indeed, she*went to the Uni­ versity of Pennsylvania on scholarship to study literature and ait with the idea of becom­ ing an artist. It was only after she graduated (cum laude) that Andrea realized the importance of fashion de­ signing in her life. But no doors flew magically open. After a brief stint of study at Parsons School of Design ("it wasn't right for me, nor I for it"), Andrea stayed on in New York, working twoday%ay/eek as a Kelly girl, sketching at I night, and knocking on doors up and down Seventh Avenue three days a week looking for work. It took more than a year, but Andrea's determination paid off. Salvadore Cardello at Halston took her on as an apprentice. V There, she learned the complex­ ities of simple, high fashion. She then absorbed the 'nuts i and bolts' of clothing manufac­ ture by working at Jonathan I^ogan. She also spent a summer in Italy studying the Italian fab­ ric market in Como--the best in the world. In 1977, with her natural tal­ ent and the solid grounding she|d acquired in the fashion business, Andrea (with all of $200 to her name) decided to take the plunge and go into busi- . ness on her own. Starting with one dirndl skirt, she canvassed the fashionable boutiques of Madison Avenue. She took orders for over 250 of • the skirts and had to hire an F.I.T. student to help her make them up. That one skirt has evolved into a complete, but select, group of clothes that combine practicality with elegance. They are aimed at the woman who wants to lode her best and also be comfortable. Detailing is exquisite--many of die items are reversible--and the whole collection is shot through with Andrea's sure, keen sense of color. A mix of brights--so right this season--offers a woman drama when she wants it. A combination of neutrals and/or black gives a quiet sense of style and confidence to the same woman during her-working day. What Andrea has created is a collection that, while true to her basic philosophy of making wearable, elegant clothes, also" packs a punch of pure color--a punch that is always just right, thanks to her artist's eye. Thursday, Friday, Saturday - - January 17f 18, 19 70°/c OPEN 6 days a week 9:30 am-6 pm THE TODDLER SHOP and CANDYMAN'S CLOSET 3430 W. Elm St., McHenry 385-0746 vv*w»%vr.'#rt »*n, 1 '1 *1 * * *4 "vriifiiHirtrirfiTrii ' _ JJJCJ