By SERENA PATTAR hile fashion week may be happening in Paris, a quick look around campus will re- veal the revival of 790s trends. A variety of trends have been spot- ted on Langara College, including crop tops, loose plaid shirts and Doc Mar- tens boots. Image and style instructor Katherine Lazaruk, from the continuing studies department at Langara College attri- butes the return to the edginess of the decade. “There’s definitely an edge to it, and ~ I think too a comfort factor with the 00s clothing. It’s a slouchy jean rather than a skinny jean,” Lazaruk said. “Comfort is key. The ’90s don’t need \to be tight to be fashionable,” said Pa- 66 Comfort is key. The 90s don’t need to be tight to be moves faster due to the rise of afford- able clothing stores like Forever 21 and H&M, which quickly replicate looks mela Lee, a third year so- cial sciences student — at > = from the runway and deliver it to the Langara, consumers’ hands right away. seen wear- - Manveer Sanghera, a second year ing a mo- general studies Langara student, seen torcycle wearing a loose green plaid shirt, said jacket. it was easy to follow the trends since Laza- she shops at the clothing store Forev- ru ik er 21. said # \ The ’90s revival doesn’t only in- the ms clude clothing and accessories. Ac- fash- cording to Lazaruk there is a strong ion emphasis on make-up. cycle She said glitter and shimmer are making a comeback, but are ap- plied in a more refined way to par- allel the edginess of the decade. Lazaruk said ’90s fashions are m tailored to the female fashionistas rather than the male ones. From left to right: Arash Khosravi first year English student said men’s outfits from the ’90s have loud prints. Manveer Sanghera, second year gen- eral studies student and Rachael Franz, second year general science student show off their ’90s fashion style. able fashion- PAMELA LEE SOCIAL SCIENCES STUDENT AT LANGARA SERENA PATTAR photos Submitted photo A Thanksgiving dinner with a Canadian family hosting international students from a previous year Turkey tradition for the first time International students invited to join Canadian families in feasting festivities By JASON HAMILTON ihe holidays can be a lonely time for TPeicrnaina students who may not be familiar with Canadian tra- ditions. Every year, the international depart- ment at Langara College pairs students with families from around the Metro Vancouver area to take part in a tradi- tional Canadian Thanksgiving environ- ment. In addition to Thanksgiving the students can attend Christmas, Easter and summer barbeque events. Yangchun Ye, second year interna- tional student at Langara College, has attended two summer barbeques. “It was my first time [getting] to know a Canadian family,” Ye said. She recommended the events to her friends as an opportunity to connect with Canadians and make new friends in a different country. Celine Huang, international student coordinator at Langara, said families around Metro Vancouver have been providing this opportunity for interna- tional students for 12 years. This year, 25 Langara students are attending the Thanksgiving dinners. According to Huang these events provide international students with a chance to spend the holidays with a Ca- nadian family. “All of them are away from home and likely missing [it] during that time,” Huang said. Tara Morgan and her family have been hosting one-to-four dinner events a year since 2007. She said they talk about the backgrounds of American and Canadian Thanksgiving since her husband is American. “So many students come to Canada and never step foot in a Canadians house. I love to give opportunity for in- ternational students to have a taste of Canadian culture,” Morgan said. The dinner will be on Oct. 10. Gala helps women facing effects of cancer Cosmetics store at Oakridge Centre sup- ports international program By NANCY PLECHATY walk-in closet — brightly lit rows of make-up and mirrors, pampering stations with expert beauticians at your beck and call upbeat music with a C: your eyes and imagine a huge 66 One hun- live DJ and a few of your friends to share the excitement. dred per Murale, a specialized cosmetics divi- cent of the sion of Shoppers Drug Mart, celebrated its sixth anniversary on Oct. 1 by host- p roceeds ing the Hope is Beautiful gala, a fund- will go to raiser for the Look Good Feel Better the LG@FB — Program. Tanya Slingsby, regional manager in program B.C. for the LGFB program said the proceeds of the event go towards help- a heats ing women who have been diagnosed AGER with cancer. Through workshops with information and skills to combat the ef- fects of the disease on their appare- ance. “It’s a very empowering workshop,” Slingsby said. There are 13 locations across B.C. where these free work- shops are offered. LGEB is a program from the founda- tion arm of the Canadian cosmetic, toi- letry and fragrance association. NANCY PLECHATY photo There were beauty stations provided by Murale with expert beauticians for attendees to give makeovers.