Brian Thalheimer

"... department stores and specialty shops like have reasonable selections. But there's another route to go. and that's with local designers. fo prove the point, the Herald asked Calgary designers Brian Thalheimer, Jerry Chong and Kym Howse to create an inexpensive wardrobe that would take a vacationer from sunup to bedtime. The challenge was accepted and the wardrobe constructed so that most ..."

"... No list is complete without words of wisdom from the local fashion gurus. Herewith a sampling of the best and the worst from three of our very own designers, Brian Thalheimer, Jerry Chong and Kim Howse. IN: Moussed hair. Neon tights. Anything white. Disneyland colors. clothes. Bare midriffs. Sensible shoes. Rhinestones for Two strands of pearls and a Harvey woods tshirt ..."

"... by trends, but even if I wasn't in this age group I wouldn't wear clothes just because they're in." At the other end of the stick is fashion designer Brian Thalheimer, who hears the same "Clients say there's nothing special here and it's because buyers won't take chances," Thalheimer says, “How do they know what will sell if the customer never gets a choice? eaton's buy wonderful things for their Toronto stores that- never materialize here!" Thalheimer gets upset at the wide difference in prices between fashions sold in Canada and the He pooh- poohs the excuse that it's all to do with mass manufacturing. “Listen, why ..."