New York — World renown fashion journalist and illustrator, Gladys Perint Palmer, who also serves as executive director of fashion at the Academy of Art University, will have her illustrations used by Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week as part of their seasonal graphics for the Fall 2011 event at Lincoln Center.
Perint Palmer can often be seen sitting front-row-center at runway shows, sketching prominent people from fashion leaders such as Yves Saint Laurent and Karl lagerfeld to fashion influencers including Victoria Beckham and the Olsen twins. Her whimsical illustrations have appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, French and Russian l'Officiel, as well as American, Italian, and Japanese Vogue.
Fast Facts about Gladys Perint Palmer:
- Named one of 500 people of influence in fashion since 1860 by The Fashion Book in 1998.
- Assouline published Fashion People, her book of drawings in 2003.
- Illustrations featured in 100 Years of Illustration by Cally Blackman In 2007.
- One of 150 artists to have work included in Victoria & Albert Museum’s 150th Anniversary Album and the Victoria & Albert exhibition.
- July 2009 Haute Couture drawings exhibited at London's The Mayor Gallery in 2009.
- Has two books in the works; "From Eve to Yves" and "You are not on The List."
- Client list includes Gianni Versace, Missoni, Dior, Armani, Valentino, Oscar de la Renta, Fendi, Chanel, Lancôme, Shu Uemura, Kate Spade, the Metropolitan Museum and Neiman-Marcus.
To view Gladys Perint Palmer illustrations, visit gladysperintpalmer.com.
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