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Thursday, October 13,1988
LIFESTYLES
Section B
Page One
Ebony
Fashions
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority. Inc.,
will sponsor the 31st Annual
Ebony Fashion Fair on Sunday,
October 30, 6:00 p.m., at Ovens
Auditorium in Charlotte. The
show will benefit local charities,
community services and educa
tional scholarships.
Tickets are $20 and may be
purchased from local Zeta
members or call Mrs. Mary
Streater, ticket chairperson, at
399-8416. Tickets are also
available at Belk-Eastland or
Lucille Vogue-downtown.
The Ebony Fashion Fair fea
tures more than 200 exquisite
garments complete with the lat
est accessories.
As an added feature to this
evening of entertainment, Amer
ican Airlines, through Its repre
sentative. Mrs. Jewel Franklin,
will give away two free tickets
for travel to any chosen city In
the continental USA serviced by
American.
Ebony fashion Fair Is a travel
ing fashion production coordi
nated by Ebony magazine and
directed by Mrs. Eunice W.
Johnson, wife of publisher John
H. Johnson. The show Is pre
sented under the sponsorship of
organizations such as the Ur
ban League, United Negro Col
lege Fund, NAACP, sororities,
fraternities, YMCA, Links, Inc.
National Council of Negro Wom
en, and local civic and social
groups for the benefit of charity.
For 30 years the show has been
a prestigious social event.
Originally presented In a few
select cities. Ebony Fashion
Fair was primarily planned for
the purpose of featuring lovely,
black models in fabulous de
signs by world-famous fashion
experts. The show's elegance
caught the Interest of the fash
ion-conscious public and Its
highly favorable reception
prompted additional sponsor
requests which necessitated the
expansion of the show's tour
I Into two seasons.
The fall season, starting from
Chicago, covers the Midwest and
Eastern sections of the country,
and the spring tour premiering
In St. Thomas and St. Croix, Vir
gin Islands, will cover the
Southeast and Western states.
One hundred and ninety shows
will be presented In 183 cities
during the 31st annual tour. Sev
en cities have two shows each
due to the demand for tickets
which range In price from $17-
$40.
Attendance for the fall '87/
spring '88 show was 314,921.
This show also appeared In
Nassau, Bahamas, Hamilton,
Toronto and Montreal, Canada
and Hamilton, Bermuda. Re
quests for the show are continu
ing to come In from edl over the
world. The total amount raised
by all sponsors during the 30
years of on-the-road travel ex
ceeds $28 million.
The touring staff consists of 10
terrific female and two hand
some male models, an excellent
commentator and music direc
tor. Keeping the show rapidly
and smoothly running behind
the scenes are four well-trained
wardrobe assistants, stage
manager, business manager and
over 200 exciting fashion and
accessories fabulous enough to
whet the appetite for the most
discerning fashion critic.
About the collection - the bril
liant wardrobe of designs is per
sonally selected by Mrs. John
son and commentator, Shayla
Simpson, from such leading de
signers as Yves Saint Laurent,
Christian Dior, Bob Mackle, Fa-
brlce, Patrick Kelly and Bruce
Oldfield.
The tour currently runs six
days a week with many cities ac
cepting sponsorship on alter
nate year basis. Models are se
lected by a professional
screening committee at the Chi
cago-based firm with Ebony
paying round-trip fares for
those requested to audition.
North Carolinian
Featured In Ebony
Fashion Fair '88
By LORA VANDERHALL
lifestyles Editor
The Ebony Fashion Fair fea
tures 10 female and two male
models. One of the male mod
els, Leon Craig, Is originally
from Llncolnton, N.C.
Craig Is the son of Rev. and
Mrs. Nathaniel Craig of Llncoln
ton.
"We’re excited and glad Leon
will get a chance to model with
Ebony Fashion Fair," said Rev.
Craig.
After graduating Llncolnton
High School, Craig attended At
lanta Junior College.
During high school he became
Interested In modeling and was
able to model In loci fashion
shows. He has also modeled for
Riches, Macy's and Belk. The
1988-89 season will be Craig's
first with Ebony Fashion Fair.
During leisure time Craig en
joys swimming, weight lifting
and singing. Coming from a
very Christian family he says
his ambition Is to "be all I can
be for the Lord."
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Fashion Fair Trends For The ’88/89 Collection
Ebony fashion Fair soars to
■ temptuous heights with the '88/
: '89 coUectlonI The figure flatter
ing silhouette Is lean with
• curves accentuated. The sea
son's colors flow seductively
from black, navy and charcoal to
brilliant reds, intense yellows,
heart palpitating cranberry and
vibrant purple. Hemlines barely
caress the knee or sweeps to
mid-calf - your choice!
Feminine dressing has
slimmed to remarkably simple,
sleep shapes. The pouf has re
lented to the fluid look, spirited
jumpsuits are back, some with
blazers, others with the cropped
look In enticing silk and gabar
dine. Sparkling sequins turn up
repeatedly in dresses, jackets
and jumpsuits, although the ap
proach this season is softer and
alluring.
Black is ubiquitous, as always,
but It's sparked with brilliant
hues. Including red, fuchsia and
malachite. Metafiles add shine
to the season's more dramatic
looks for evening.
Christian LaCrotx used large
brimmed hats to show off crisp,
tailored jackets over wide legged
pants or short, slim skirts. Yves
Saint Laurent designed a re
freshed version of the trim jack
et over slim or pleated skirts,
and for evening the look turns
soft; with full, ruffled dresses and
billowing blouses over pants.
Patrick Kelly chose second skin
teddy-bear print stretch dress
es.
Yves Saint Laurent turned
heads with his layered silk de
signed termed "The Dress of the
Season." Jewelry Is the "big"
item for fall/summer with pearls
leading the way, clustered with
glittering pins surrounded with
rhinestones or falling long and
lines get that way with oversized
belts buckled with jewels, fur
and gold.
Ebony Fashion Fair '88/'89 is
all out to tempt viewers this sea
son with the hottest, most se
ductive fashions to be found!
Leon Craig (above) of Llncolnton, N.C., modeles Brother* II fox
fur coat.
Pierre Balmain's white fox jacket with monkey fur seams is worn
with black velvet hood and black knit dress.
swlngy down the back.
Sensational large cuff brace
lets bedecked with precious
stones, earrings of lustrous
milk-white pearls sharing the
spotlight with amethyst, onyx,
ruby or jade. Fantastic waist-
Courvoisier/Fashion Fair Sweepstakes
This year, Courvolsier Cognac
wifi add a romantic touch to Eb
ony Fashion Fairs across the
country with the creation of a
sweepstakes that will award
each of the winners a vacation
on the Caribbean Island of St.
Lucia.
The "Courvolsler-Ebony Fash
ion Fair Caribbean Getaway"
sweepstakes will offer three
lucky winners each an all
expense paid trip for two to one
of the following luxurious re
sorts on the romantic Island of
St. Lucia; the St. Lucian, Anse
Chastanet and Marlgot Bay.
Sponsored by Ebony maga
zine, Ebony Fashion Fairs are
held In 178 United States cities.
The shows feature the latest In
high fashions for men and wom
en and raise funds for local cha
ritable and progressive black
groups.
"Courvolsler's association with
the Ebony Fashion Fair encour
ages and fosters community in
teraction on a broad base — at
the grassroots level," said Anne-
Beth Nemeroff,
Public Relations Manager, W.A.
Taylor and Company.
"Additionally, the Fairs provide
an opportunity to become more
directly Involved with a major
segment of our consumer audi
ence. We began our Involvement
with the Fair back In 1986 and
have Increased our efforts sub
stantially over the past 3 years
from the local level to this na
tionwide sweepstakes," she add
ed
The Ebony Fashion Fair mag
azine containing the Courvoisi-
er sweepstakes advertisement
and entiy form will be available
at each show. Entrants may
also submit their name and ad
dress on a 3" X 5" piece of paper
to: "Courvoisler/Ebony Fashion
Fair Getaway" Sweepstakes, P.O.
Box 1489, Young America, MN
55394. Winners will be an
nounced on September 30,
1989.