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“I think dressing up or down should be a creative experience. Exciting. Fun. Whenever possible, it’s really great to start with a marvelously cut designer piece and build on it. For me the key to personal style lies in accessories. My friends tell me that my oversized glasses and my pairs of bracelets have become my unwritten signature. I have amassed an enormous “collection” of bags, belts, bangles and beads without which I would be lost. One can change the entire look of an outfit by substituting one accessory for another. I love objects from different worlds, different eras, combined my way. Never uptight, achieving – hopefully – a kind of  throwaway chic." Iris Apfel Read more..

Fernanda Sibilia studied jewelry making at the prestigious Escuela Municipal de Joyeria in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where she learned complex jewelry techniques and skills.  In 1995, Sibilia decided to open her own business.  Sibilia finds inspiration from her trips to different countries of Latin America, early twentieth-century Latin American art movements and popular art forms. Read more...

Leo was born into the fashion industry.  His parents owned a contract factory in Brockton MA., so Leo grew up in the business,  He was fortunate to know what his calling was at a very early age.After graduating from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1960, Leo moved to New York City to find his future in fashion.  He achieved early success and after four years in the business received a Special Coty Award as one of America's most promising young designers. Read more...

Anthony Ferrara graduated from the Boston School of Fashion Design; he traveled to Italy to study the art of custom tailoring.  Upon his return to Massachusetts, he opened a small couture shop for women where he began experimenting with metal mesh as trim on couture fashions. Read more...

Nkrumah Sekou Jennings was born in Rockville Centre, Queens, New York on July 25, 1972. Since very young, ANU was always intrigued by the process of fusing and soldering metals. Understanding his son’s creative nature his father tried to enroll him at a neighborhood art school but could not afford it. Read more...