22 Barbarossa would like to welcome Derek Cherry to their staff. He brings 7 years of experience with him for Scotland and Canada. ANNOUNCEMENT BAPBAQOSSA Hard“ mg 188 Lakeshore Rd. E. _ > t; ods'sst w _ (r ' vss'N' 'sN' O. ‘ Fsits (i', - _ NV W}: 't “N , " _ -M m 844-392 IK), Cl C Fa} 822-6626 the trip to Clarkson! Designer & Quality Fashio (previously owned) . "us Prices well worth and PAY A FRACTION OF THE PRICE for an evening gown you will wear only once? lli75 Clarkson Road K Mississauga Secret Closet The best little resale house in town... WHY PAY FULL PRICE FORMERLY DAISIES DONT TELL M \KVILLE BEAVER " nine years old and has continued to spend much of her spare time on the hobby through her adult years. As time passed Linda began to sew for others out of her home workshop. and by the time her youngest child was September “I'm the best-educated dress maker you‘d want to meet," Linda laughed. . Linda worked in the food industry before taking time off to have chil- dren eight years ago. As she worked on her M.B.A., she continued sue a hobby she had enjoye she was four years old - sewi sewed her first outfit when 5 nine years old and has contil Personally, Linda is the moving force behind the two fashion busi- nesses and at the same time she has diplomas from the Royal Conservatory of Music (piano teach- er), the University of Guelph (Bachelor of Applied Sciences with a minor in chemistry) and McMaster University (Masters of Business Administration). It all adds up to a strong-willed, dynamic, intelligent woman who can design a dynamite wedding dress. In the one location on Argus Road across from the Howard Johnson's Hotel, she presides over Principle Designs, her own clothing-design and dress-making business, and the McPhee Workshop, from which she distributes clothing patterns and materials on behalf of the Alberta- based McPhee line. flnprt.yvoman, smart designs at 3mm IS de UVEX Racing Helm; Ski Totes ............... Nordica Syntech 8 .......... Nordico Syntechb .........._ Vertech JE......................., Salomon Evolution tl..................... Integral s........................ 6 Lakeshore Road West, Oakville, Ontario 849-5384 stresses working on or: perm ike her store, Linda Devin pre sents two sides to the world. ' Designs I now tetur "iii/r.......................................)" / , 'ii'Cr'r1Crjlt's, 4CS '_"..."................................ $345 A . [A b :i: x; I Year Free Wintersteiger " â€.35“ . 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She iiiii_,_,_,_icioi))_jj_ii? let Item " Jur tst m Linda's customers appreciate her ability to design traditional clothes that fit well and are of good quality. "Most of my clients are pretty tradi- tional." she said. Similarly, most peo- ple want their wedding gowns to reflect traditional tastes. Customers usually bring in photos of what they like and ask Linda to create a style Designing wedding dresses keeps Linda Devitt busy and gowns and suits for wedding par- based on those d: ties, and she also creates fashions for The McPhee women, mainly those over 40. "One Edmonton, stres: of the reasons I'm as busy as I am is designed for Ca that a lot of my client base is 40- Her shop is 01 plus." she noted. "Many of them Ontario permitte don't have a standard figure and don't and materials fit into off-the-rack." whose label M" 0.00.... 3:043! . o 00.0.0.0 v.r.r.r.r.r.r.r.rtiffr" ................. $549 .,.........aovyv$26S $249 225 299 424 299 $249 $399 ................r. $199 Alt "94th act’s "iiiiiiiiri7ti"l ....... $325 . all packages includilusiatfllation 599 23° ttt aiiiiiiit $399 based on those designs. The McPhee Workshop, based in Edmonton, stresses unique outerwear designed for Canada's cold weather. Her shop is one of only two in Ontario permitted to sell the patterns and materials of Linda McPhee, whose label carries the slogan “cre- ative clothing for the Canadian cli- mate." Linda Devitt does custom work based on the McPhee line for clients, taking on appliques made with of strips of leather or Arctic fox for personalized designs of McPhee coats. Principle Designs is located at 593 Argus Road. Call 844-9113. with boot with boot with boot "" $425 without without $269 without De