May 22, 2009 - The newly designed official CBTF Compulsory/Short Program Suit made its debut at the Ontario Provincial Championships the weekend of May 22-24.

The selection committee (Karen Gratton, Ron Kopas, Kristin Macaraeg and Kyla Wilson) evaluated design and price proposals submitted by several vendors from across the country. At the conclusion of the evaluation process, Fever resort + cruise wear was selected as the successful vendor.

Orders are now being accepted for the new suit. The order form is available online in the Document Library.

The Technical Directive issued January 23, 2009 applies for competitions remaining in the 2008/09 season. Athletes competing at the 2009 Canadian Winner/Championships have the option to wear any of the following at any of these competitions:

• Plain black leotard/body suit
• The new suit (Fever)
• The old suit (Simply Best)

All athletes competing in the 2009 International Cup in Sydney, Australia are required to wear the new suit.

Commitee member Kyla Wilson is pictured at the right with athletes Matthew Johnson, Kasey Bretherick (Senior Women) and Nicole Johnson (Junior Women, kneeling), presenting the new suit.

About Fever Resort + Cruise Wear Inc.
Erika Mullings and Colleen Elston co-founded Fever Resort + Cruise Wear Inc. in 2007 after recognizing the need for fashionable, eco-luxury women’s travel wear. Under the direction of Mullings and Elston (business partners), Fever Resort + Cruise Wear creates fresh and functional apparel produced with innovative, environmentally and travel friendly fabrics.

Erika was born in 1979 in Port Perry, Canada. After graduating high school, she studied fashion design at George Brown College. Erika spent much of her time in Toronto immersed in the fashion industry, taking part in fashion events and design competitions such as Revamp. Revamp is sponsored by the Recycle Council of Ontario, and invites designers to create one-of-a-kind fashions from recycled materials. Erika won the 1998 competition for her one-of- a-kind dress made of garden hose. After graduating with honors from George Brown, Erika went to work as the Design Director for Paula Lishman International. Mullings stayed in the Director role for Lishman’s for three years before she launched out on her own and created Fever Performance Wear. Fever Performance Wear was a line of custom performance sportswear and though this line was highly successful, Mullings sought more creative freedom. In 2007 Fever Resort + Cruise Wear was born and it is through the direct selling industry that Erika has found her niche market.

Colleen graduated from Fleming College in 1978, then moved to Oshawa where she began her own custom design business. Colleen focused on swim and active wear paying attention to the fit and function of the garments. During her 20 years of business, her swimwear designs have won many awards and Elston is frequently sought out for lecture and teaching engagements. Colleen brings her design expertise and immense knowledge of comfort and fit to the Fever line. Elston is focused on maximizing the Fever travel wardrobe by creating pieces that can be worn several different ways.

Fever Resort + Cruise Wear Inc. can be found on the web at www.feverwear.com.