……………….The panel included Sal Cesarani, a men’s and women’s wear designer, and a COTY AWARD winner……Steven Stipelman…….a brilliant fashion illustrator who has won many awards and has illustrated for WWD for over 40 years [if you’re not familiar with his work you should google him!], and myself. It was basically a gab fest! It was in the Katie Murphy Amphitheater at FIT…..I had been there many times, and I even won my Coty Awards in this very theater…..We talked about our careers, how we got started and what it was like in the GOLDEN YEARS of the 70s, 80s when fashion was skyrocketing and exploding with wonderful designers, wonderful clubs, and restaurants…..I never do these kinds of events, but I enjoyed it very much. As we spoke there was a huge screen behind us and our work was flashing on the screen…..I think the audience enjoyed the talk.
Thank you for continuing to post on your blog! Even though I rarely post a comment, I so enjoy reading what you write & seeing the pictures! I’m sure your participation on that panel was much appreciated. I see all of you got the dress code memo, dressed in black, looking very NYC cool. Wishing you a wonderful Spring.