ROANOKE TIMES

                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SUNDAY, March 21, 1993                   TAG: 9303190376
SECTION: EXTRA                    PAGE: 4   EDITION: METRO  
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WORDS OF THANKS . . .

To Ralph Smith for letting eight women take over his living room, dining room, two bedrooms, two sitting rooms, two bathrooms and the whole yard. (He lives in Rockledge, photo above, that big house right underneath the Mill Mountain Star.) Thanks, too, to his 12-year-old son, Taylor, who kept everyone entertained by playing his drums.

And to Karen Waldron, her llamas, horses, dog Gunnie and cat Icarus for letting us use her Shawsville farm, Bent Tree, as a shooting location, and her private dance studio as a dressing room.

Our models:

Dana Boyd works for Tomlin's Florist and Gifts.

Ruth Claytor works for First Union Bank and is the mother of Tracy Claytor, a Raford University student studying sports medicine and physical education.

Emily Collier is a sophomore at Salem High School.

Mollie DeBerry is a geography teacher at Patrick Henry High School in Roanoke.

JoEllen Famularo is an employee of Added Dimensions.

Anna Goodwin is working on her master's degree in construction management at Virginia Tech.

Amber Mills is a student at Virginia Western Community College and works for ADS Software.

Randy Taylor is a senior at Cave Spring High School.

Sean Su works at his family's downtown Roanoke restaurant, Mr. Su's, and is a dance instructor.

Smokey Updike is manager of property taxes for Norfolk Southern. He lives in Salem.

Melissa Wilcher is the manager of the Lane Bryant at Valley View Mall.

Buyer's Guide:

Page 1: Pony jacket: Patina (Campbell Avenue); Betsey Johnson dresses: Patina (Franklin Road); Afrocentric outfit: New Mountain Mercantile (Tanglewood Mall); yellow pants and jacket: Pasta (Valley View Mall); platform shoes: Frances Kahn. Men's casual: Ruff Hewn denim shirt and striped shorts (left) and B.D. Baggies striped shirt and Ruff Hewn shorts, all from John Norman.

Page 3: Red platform shoes: Kinney

Page 6: Black flare pantsuit: E.I. Randle; DKNY floral dress and black leather vest: Frances Kahn; DKNY jeans and poet's blouse: Frances Kahn; cream pantsuit: Present Thyme (Tanglewood Mall); olive 2-piece dress: Millie & Co (Salem).

Page 7: Three-piece red bandana print: Patina (Campbell Avenue); pony print jeans: Patina (Franklin Road); sleeveless red bandana print dress: E.I. Randle; boot embroidered blazer: Patina; silver-accented black 2-piece dress: Patina (Franklin Road)

Page 10: Pantsuit: Lane Bryant; jacket, shell and pants: Added Dimensions; dress and vest: Bonomo's Plus; shorts, shirt and vest: The Avenue.

Page 13: Afrocentric 3-piece outfit: New Mountain Mercantile (Tanglewood Mall); jungle print pants, shirt and skirt: Millie & Co. (Salem); desert-print sleeveless dress, jacket and skirt: E.I. Randle.

Page 18: Blue-checked pants, beige vest and walking shorts: The Limited; black dress and all accessories: Patina; Blue dress and red French ribbon pin: Present Thyme; Mei Fa hairstyx: Present Thyme; hats (left to right) Frances Kahn, Present Thyme and Grassroots.

Page 19: Pendleton sweaters from John Norman, Tanglewood Mall; Ruff Hewn denim shirt and striped shorts from John Norman, Tanglewood Mall; tan suit by Corbin from Davidsons; silk basketweave sport coat, cotton cable sweater and linen trousers from Davidsons private collection.



by Archana Subramaniam by CNB