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Up and Coming Artist Wanda Pépin, Nature Lover, Fashion Lover and Mentor E-mail
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Written by Wendy Innes   
Monday, 29 June 2009 15:17

Forget everything you know about nature paintings and landscape scenes.  A rising artist named Wanda Pépin is breaking the mold and enjoying more than moderate success with nothing more than a canvas and a palette knife.  Internationally collected, her pieces reside in private galleries from Cyprus to Australia.  And with a mere five years
Last Updated on Friday, 21 August 2009 20:05
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The Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art: A Must See For Fashion and Art Lovers E-mail
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Written by Wendy Innes   
Saturday, 20 June 2009 00:00


kicsiclarice-2NEW YORK In January 2009, the Brooklyn Museum, known for its collection of over 20,000 objects pertaining directly to costumes formed a sharing partnership with the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art.  The result has the potential to be the fashion equivalent of the Great Library of Alexandria.
According to Brooklyn Museum Director, Dr. Arnold Lehman, ““For over a decade— and as a guiding principle—the Brooklyn Museum’s Trustees and senior management have set the highest priority on insuring the appropriate environment, exemplary stewardship, and broad access to this invaluable and fragile resource.
Last Updated on Friday, 21 August 2009 20:01
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Michael Kors and Wendy Zuckerwise Ritter: The Dream Team of Fashion E-mail
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Written by Wendy Innes   
Monday, 08 June 2009 12:59


kicsi_michaelkors2OHIO In the everyday world, most people are familiar with the theory of six degrees of separation. In the field of fashion design, this theory plays out in every style, on every catwalk, and in every house in the market. It is with this in mind that Kent State Museum of Fashion is exhibiting the work of a man named Michael Kors and a socialite fashion designer Wendy Zuckerwise Ritter.
Last Updated on Friday, 21 August 2009 20:04
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