Wednesday, April 7,1999 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER F3 S p r i n g S t y l e F a s h i o n 1 9 9 9 ____________ ______________________________________ __________________________________ Oakville Place--From the fundamental to the extraordinary By Nienke T. Jonkman ADVERTISING FEATURE (Continued from page F1) T alk about convenience! While you're browsing through the shops, unburden yourself and drop off your coat at the coat check. While you're at the Concierge Kiosk (the information booth in the centre, bottom floor of the mall) borrow a double stroller so the kids don't get tired. Doing some last minute gift shopping? Have your gifts wrapped at the Kiosk before you leave! The Kiosk also offers complimenta ry walkers and wheelchairs. You can also buy Oakville Place gift certificates here that are redeemable in any Oakville Place store. The merchants and managers of Oakville Place have always prid ed themselves in their sense of community and family spirit. Changing stations can be found in ladies' and men's washrooms, foodcourt merchants will be happy to warm a bottle for you (pro viding they have the facilities) and highchairs are available. Next tjme you drop into Oakville Place, stop by the Kiosk desk and pick up an Oakville Place brochure that has a map of all the stores available in the mall to help you plan your shopping excur sion. You may be surprised at the variety! "We want people to realize that we are on the leading edge of shopping trends," says marketing director Nancy Field. "From the fundamental to the extraordinary, it's all under one roof. For exam ple, Hartford House provides a custom-made slip cover service-- one quick step to change the look of your room to a fresher one for spring at a reasonable price! "We're also on top of the nature movement with many natural products such as hemp available in stores like Balta and The Body Shop." Where else can you go where you can have your shoes repaired in one store while you buy hemp products in another under the same roof? Oakville Place has even gone one step further in convenience by offering at-home shopping via the Internet. "No time to stop by the shopping centre?" asks Nancy, "No prob lem. Let your hard drive take you to the mall." Cambridge Shopping Centres Limited (managment company of Oakville Place) developed this project last year. Their vision was to create a dynamic, convenient, and secure on-line shopping experi ence on the World Wide Web. Unlike a "virtual" or "cyber" mall, Oakville Place exists in the real world. The products offered for sale on the website come from Oakville Place stores, and may be pur chased with one convenient credit card transaction. Behind the Cotton Girmy-- Your spring fashion experts Summer breezes into Cotton Ginny stores on a wave of rich bright and exotic tones of South America. Mix them up with white, black and stone. Pay close attention to stylish details like boatnecks, hooded knit dresses, drawstring waists and cargo pockets. Our picks: cargo inspired clothing, twin-sets with embroidered accents, and floral print dresses. All available in regular and Ginny Plus sizes. Keep a look out for special in-store promotions such as our current silk noil promotion which offers great value at $19.99 Ginny and $24.99 Ginny Plus. scenes, this innovative, commerce-enabled Website is managed by the same staff who manage the shopping centre, and who continue to bring new stcn»r and products to the site. Check out Shop On-line at www.Oakvilleplace.com. You can go shopping, or you can find out about the latest information and events, such as Mall Walker Programme information, what's on sale, leasing opportunities, gift wrapping services, and other customer 1999 Spring Introduction Stars Men's Shops is a dynamic company with a bright future in the menswear industry. Stars Men's Shops is a Canadian com pany that began more than 50 years ago in Kitchener, Ontario. In 1960 they expanded and now have a booming 20-store chain. The mission of Stars Men's Shops is to deliver "STYLE" at the lowest prices. And style is definitely present in the 1999 Spring/Summer Collection. This season promises to bring excite ment and new trends. You will be tempted with new and original styles from Italy and abroad exclusive to Stars Men's Shops. Soft structures and colours in shales, taupes, tans, yellows, browns, olives, blues, greys and blacks as a base colour, are the overall focus for Spring/Summer '99. The patterns and weaves are interesting and add flavour to the new textures. New fabrics in soft microfibres, wools, rayons, linens, cottons are comfortable to the feel and pleas ing to the eye. Brand names to watch for this spring include Christian Dior, London Fog, Calvin Klein and Maranzone Uomo--they all offer great new spring collections. From corporate business to weekend casual, Stars Men's Shops offers the highest quality at unbeatable prices! Visit Stars Men's Shops in Oakville Place. conveniences. You can even apply on-line for a job at one of the stores. For more information about what's happening at Oakville Place, call 842-2140, drop by at the comer of QEW and Trafalgar Road, or visit the web site at www.Oakvilleplace.com. This fashion page also has more information about some of the shops in Oakville Place. High quality footwear in the latest fashions For those looking for something a little different and special in the way of shoes, drop into Chesler Shoes. Chester Shoes offers a good selection of high quality footwear in all the latest fashions as well as the classic styles that never go out of fashion. The staff are really excited about some of the new spring shoe fashions, which come in sizzling new colours such as graphite and silver and have interesting textured features such as elastic treat ments and fabrics. Chesler likes to drop names, and this spring's contemporary shoe names include: Amalfi, Mr. Seymour, Nickels, Aerosoles, Rockport, Dexter, Dacks, Johnston and Murphy plus lots more! They are the only store in the area to have an Ecco "Shop in Shop" where a section at the back of the store is dedicated solely to the Ecco brand shoe. These shoes are very popular due to their top quality in style, comfort and craftsmanship, and the staff highly rec ommends them. Come and see what's new in shoes at Chesler Shoes, on the sec ond floor near Sears at Oakville Place. • •'"v'r H E PLACE & T r a f a l g a r R o a d 8 4 2 - 2 1 4 0 l a c e . c o m mr. Seymour Over 100 Fine Stores for your Shopping Convenience Including: Department Stores: T h e B a y • S e a r s . 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