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• Dinner
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off Continued from page 1 of section After designing collections
until about 2005, Clayden shifted
her focus to accessories and creat- STEPPIN’ OUT STAFF
“To Go” den says.
Adding to the desirability of her ed a line that includes jackets,hats,
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artistic processes have been used Heather Zimmerman
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I think that has been hugely inspi-
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feel wonderful. I want her to feel In fact, she notes, Clayden was Social Coverage
special. I want her to feel beauti- one of the first to make wearable Mary Gottschalk
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In the late ’90s,Clayden showed As Roger Clayden says,“She’s mgottschalk@community-
her collections at Bryant Park dur- taking art to another level and newspapers.com
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