Walking into her fall presentation at La Mercerie it was easy to see why.

I almost feel like the brand was reborn when we opened the retail store, she said.

My inspiration is my customers, she said.

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(She described the Kallmeyer woman as an intellectual.

When she enters a room she doesnt announce herself, she introduces herself.

How can you build a garment around a muscular body?

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How can you make garments that make someone stand taller or gesture differently or walk differently?

This feeling was expertly communicated through a particular jacket that this reviewer is still thinking about a day later.

Thats why there are no pockets on the jacket, she added.

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Whats cooler than that?

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