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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (April 30, 1981)
p«fl« 4 Portland Obaarvar April X 1ST! OBSERVATIONS SMKIST from the Sidelines MEDIUM SEEDLESS NAVELS By Kathryn Hall Bogle In a panoply of swirling color, the Ebony Fashion Fair came to town last Friday evening and took its bo» before an enthusiastic audience yf »ell over a thousand Oregonians »ailing at the Cine Auditorium The 1981 edition o f the famous traveling sho», owned by the John son Publishing Company, »as called "Fret Spirit” and »as pre sented by the Portland Chapter o f the Links, Inc. Links have presented Ebony Fashion Fair for the eleventh year since the conception o f the sho» 23 years ago Traditionally, funds raised by this popular vehicle are disbursed to charitable organizations, or causes, by local sponsors. In P ortland, beneficiaries selected by the Links, Inc., were: The Kidney Association o f Oregon, The Center fo r Com m unity Mental Health and the AC T-SO Youth Talent Program for the local branch of the NAACP The Lnited Negro College Fund, a national project o f the Links, also benefited. "T h e Free S p irit” took the audience by the hand and led them through the enchantment o f fashion design and color. The inimitable husky, »hispenng voice and style o f commentator Shayla Simpson came almost as a subliminal explanation of what was unfolding on the stage Eleven svelte female models and two smooth macho males accompanied them Portlanders were interested in the showing o f storm wear, much o f it in woolens »ith big checks - “ Rain checks” according to Shayla. but a good showing in bright green glossy plastics in raincoats and a variety of caps were also to be seen “ Show your colors” was a statement by Stephen Burrows, the renowned Black designer. He then Ebony Fashion Fair introduced the latest styles to Portland (Photo Richard Brown) proceeded to illustrate with his own blend o f prim ary color com bina tions in strong reds, yellows, and shades o f blue sn day-wear costumes. Burrows designs mingled with designs by Oscar de la Renta. B ill Blass, D io r, Yves St Laurent. Representatives of Ebony Fashion Fair show benefaciaries m eet w ith Link m em bers R obert Fentress. Production C o ordin ato r for Ebony Fashion Fair. M ultn o m ah County Com m issioner Gladys M c Coy representing N A A C P A C T-SO "; " N a te " Nickerson. The C o m m unity Center for M ental Health; Clementyne Guy, President, P o rt land C h ap ter of The Links. Inc ; 'C h u c k " Fo ster. The K idney Association of Oregon, and Link, Jacqueline Brown, General C hair person for Fashion Show. (Photo by Richard Brown) Valentino and others o f the top echelon. Coats and capes were amazingly versatile as the slender models whipped o ff a cape to make a skirt o f it. or turned a jacket inside out to form a variation o f color or fabric design for another occasion. Skirts were shown in all lengths for day. and for evening wear They were shown in mini-lengths, m ini m ini lengths, and toe-tip lengths. They came slim as a tube, they came with a “ serious s lit,” according to Shayla. who meant the slit was up to the th.gh to show a lovely leg. There was a mim-culotte, shown in black velvet, for restaurant dress ing for the very shapely, young and daring woman. There was a lovely lady - like teal colored suit, or two, for the more conservative type For at-home wear, there were hand painted roses on velvet, or on c h iffo n ( “ shee-fon” Syayla p ro nounces it) There was jum per dressing fo r both men and women in smooth fabrics, light airy fabrics, and tough m aterial, too. as there were garments o f leather as well. Platinum leather at that! As the models spun and twirled, a tweak o f a tab or a button and presto! A short skirt became a long one, or a hood was converted to a low necked cow l, or the model stepped out of a skin to reveal skin tight pants beneath it. ORANGES “ You and the sparkle make it a night to emember” said Shayla as the models emerged in shining satin, or gold lam e' or in the g iitte r o f sequins, or maybe »ith the strategic placement o f a b rillia n t medallion or. a black-as-midnight gown. There was also “ laceful and g raceful” dressing, along with ruffles in tiers, the “ Gone » ith the W ind” influen ce. commented Shayla (M a k e corraction) There were dresses sculptured to the body, fo r the lady “ » ho has absolutely nothing to hide” and some »hich »ere fashioned to “ pro tect the property » ith o u t obstruc ting the v ie » .” For a “ return to rom ance” there were gowns o f yards and yards o f lace, or one, by Lanvin, with five tiers o f ruffles One creation had a gorgeous por trait collar to frame the face One never-to-be forgotten gown had thousands o f bugle beads em broidered to fo rm huge A fric a n violets This one was by M ilano of Italy Another one in this category was made of panne’ velvet - half the gown was in turquoise and the other side was in violet! And the shoes'’ One was turquoise and the “ mate” ' was vio le t! Thanks. Eunice John son, fo r m aking these selections "The Free S p irit!” Link Jacqueline Brown chaired the Ebonv Fashion F air this year with Link Alda Ruth M onroe, her co-chair. Tickets were managed by Link Jeanne Hartzog. Publicity was through Link June Brown. Link Geneva Jones gathered door prizes fo r lucky ticket holders. Valuable prizes were donated to winners by More Cigarettes, Jim Haugen fo r Oster Kitchen Center. Ebony Fashion Fair Cosmetics, Ruth Dieringer for Sarah Coventry Jewelry and by the H ilto n H otel »ho gave ducats for two luncheons. Link Clementyne Guy is the re tiring president o f the Portland Link Chapter POUNDS 60L008 KUOOttS APPLES EXTRA FANCY Small Business Week May 10-16 INVITATION TO EXODUS OPEN HOUSE The House of Exodus expans,on includes the e n tre block between 16th and 17th on the North s>de of Alberta Street Open 12 noon - Wednesday May 6, 1961. Entrance Agenda 1639 N.E Alberta Street - Portland 12 30 p.m ., Historic review and future projections. By Tom Boothe From the front door of the House of Exodus, let me share some vital infor mation with you. For those who would like to help our young citizens to become more responsible Please Read Carefully. YOU SHOULD HELP NOW BECAUSE... In our community, it is our Responsibility to see to it that our young citizens become Responsible, Respectful and Constructively Productive citizens. If we fail to teach and direct them who will? HERE IS WHY YOU SHOULD HELP NOW Most youth crimes are Alcohol or Drug related. Prior to a youth Alcohol or Drug related theft. Burglary or Assault. It cost only about $11.00 per hour for Preventive Format Educational Counseling per vouth at Exodus as com pared to between $30.00 and $40.00 per hour for Treatment Format Correc tional Counseling per youth at Exodus. This $30.00 to $40.00 per hour oer youth does not include the cost of pain, damage and loss inflicted upon th j victims. Nor, does it include the cost of the Criminal Record that these children will carry with them for the rest of their lives, both costs exceed a simple dollar value. It only makes good social and economic sense to contribute to the ounce of prevention; rather than wait to contribute to the pound of cure. HERE IS HOW YOU CAN HELP NOW Th« Caatlaars in action Castlemont students appear By Kathryn Halt Bogle tingent, have sung in performance before former President Carter and Mrs. Carter at the White House and they have also concertized in Europe. .Mexico and H aw aii. A t Benson their songs w ill include selections from the classics of Black spirituals, gospel, popular and jazz numbers The Cast leers and the Castlemont Stage Band made up o f students of the Castlemont high school in Oakland will be in Portland on May 3 for a combined concert at Benson High School. Concert time is set for 7:30 p.m. Each group custom arily tours The Castlemont Stage Band with independently building its own 24 instrumentalists has participated itinerary and following The Castleers, the vocal con in national and international music festivals and have traveled to play in Reno, Nevada, to New Orleans and to Honolulu. The Stage Band will appear in the Performing Arts Abroad Festival in Vancouver, British Columbia after their Portland performance o f May 3. Locally, these am bitious young people are to be presented by the Oregon A lliance o f Black School Educators (OABSE) Trish M Ryan ts new president o f OABSE Dr Er nest E Hartzog is chairman o f the ticket committee for the concert. Join with the Exodus Youth Mental Health Offensive. Eleven dollars ($11 00) will buy one hour of time that will be spent toward getting a youth on the right track toward handling responsibility and becoming a productive re spectful citizen. All contributions are tax deductable. Make checks payable to- House of Exodus, 1639 N.E. Alberta, Portland, Oregon 97211. You can't spend your time or money for a better purpose; Join with the Exodus Youth Mental Health Offensive, building our community into a better and safer place to live and raise our children. Major supporters of the Exodus Youth Program are: The City of Portland CETA; The Aluminum Company of America (Alcoa) and The North/North east Mental Health Center. Brought to you m • pubfcc M m c a by H o u m of Exodus
