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"Last Friday, I had the opportunity to attend a talk between fashion designer Catherine Malandrino and curator Pamela Golbin at the French Institute Alliance Francaise in New York's Upper East Side. Second in a series... Last Friday, I had the opportunity to attend a talk between fashion designer Catherine Malandrino and curator Pamela Golbin at the French Institute Alliance Francaise in New York's Upper East Side. Second in a series of three events (Donna Karan was a guest in February, and Diane von Furstenberg is expected to speak tonight), the Fashion Talks series celebrates the achievements of some of New York's most successful female fashion designers. For aspiring design students, the evenings are also an invaluable opportunity to ask questions and get up close and personal with icons of American design.\n\nInspiring and educational, the evening's conversation revolved around Malandrino's upbringing in the French countryside, and the influence of the cities of Paris and New York on her aesthetic. \"Design is about asking 'What is the most beautiful thing we could create at this moment?'\" Malandrino explains. The designer also discussed the challenge of international expansion, how her philosophy to design has evolved over time, and the idea of a work-life balance. In short, it was the perfect pep talk for the fashion students attending the sold out show!"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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