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% (tbarlottc ^oat Thursday, March 3,1988 LIFESTYLES Section fl Church News/14A Patfe lOA - THE CHARLOTTE POST Capriccio Designs By Denise Capers By Lora Vanderhall Ptoat Staff Writer Capriccio. Remember that name because you will probably see It again....soon. Capriccio Is the label used by designer, seamstress Denise Capers. She has an extraordi nary talent. Denise has the Cod-given ability to make fabric come alive. She Is originally from Harts- vllle. S.C.. where her mother tauglit her how to sew at age 12. Her mother says she taught all of her daughters to sew and If they made a garment wrong she made them do It over. Denise graduated Friendship college In 1973 where she ma jored In sociology. Her ability to sew helped her to pay for col lege. After college she went to New York and she worked with the department of social servic es for three years. She moved back to Charlotte In 1976 and she continued to pursue her designing career. Denise knows the lmp>ortance of proper training so she enrolled at the American Business and Fashion Institution located In Charlotte. In May of this year she will graduate from North Carolina Textile School In Bel mont. N.C. North Carolina Tex tile School Is a four year, state supported school. Capriccio Designs were worn In the 1983 N.C. Miss Black Teenage Pagent. Some of her designs are currently In mass production. "I especially enjoy working with the african prints and rulfles." she added. Over the past few years she has presented fashion shows for social and civic organizations. In April she will do a fashion show for herself. "It takes a lot of organization to get ready for a fashion show but I enjoy It. I usually design and make about 35 garments for a show. On a good day and depending on the complexity of the design I can make up to eight garments a day." she said. Denise wants to become a top designer and to own a boutique. Denise Capers designed and made all of the garments on this page. If you would like to con tact her for a fashion show write her manager Melvin Poole. P. O. Box 1911. Lancaster. S.C. or call 803-328-0487. , ii - Chanel Rawlinaon Barbara Mack Michele Spear Designer Denise Capers Chanel Rawlinson Chanel Rawlinson Other examples of Capriccio Designs African batik has never been exposed In the West as a con temporary fashion. It Is worn mostly at traditional and cultu ral occasions. CULTURE FU SION would like to present Afri can batik along a different perspective. We have taken the vibrant colors and bold patterns of Africa and made them Into outfits that are simple and clas sically styled — the colors and prints are left to make Its own statement. Attractive oh any body size and flattering to young and older women alike, they can be dressed up or down to suit any occasion. These outfits are now available by mall order. Thirty-year old Jamaican- born. British-raised Patricia Jarrell, who has lived In the United States for several years now. is President of CULTURE FUSION. Inc., a mail-order com pany. She Is also the designer of the outfits carried In the cata logue. Ms. Janett's attraction to African wax prints stemmed from a deep Interest In her Afri can ancestry and while working at the United Nations, she was exposed to many African diplo mats and offlclals who wore the vibrant prints and colors of Culture Fusion Magazine Features African Batik their particular regions. Fasci nated at how real and dynamic these prints looked on the per sons who wore them, she began making her own dresses using similar African fabrics. Howev er. In the designing process, she chose to experiment with more contemporary styles, for It was her Initial desire that African batik be worn In an everyday setting. The results were be yond her expectations as re quests from friends and friends of friends began requesting her to make the same dresses for them. Consequently, she start ed selling her dresses at street fairs and later out of Culture Fu sion Boutique In Brooklyn. New York, which she operates with her husband, slnger/muslclan Lenval Jarrett. The mall order concept naturally emerged when requests began arriving from throughout the United States from people of all walks of life who had spotted her out fits and wanted to own one. A third partner^ Lenore Price, also a former United Nations colleague and herself with an In ternational upbringing, brings a finance-related background to round out this ambitious and entrepreneurial team who wants everyone to own an African print to be worn not only on special occasions but as an everyday garb. If you are Interested In receiv ing a copy of CULTURE FU SION'S catalogue, please send a check or money order for $2 to Culture Fusion. P.O. Box 20107. New York. N.Y 10017. ff-: X 1-- ■ IV
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