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nd Antonio, the the great illustrator, he he class. school, my was was in in my my class. In In the the school, there were all these competitions ing there were all these competitions with another, of the the kids kids had had with one one another, trying to out dress another ng, trying to out dress one one another n I and and such know. It was such you you know. It was a a my very very stimulating stimulating time. time. 12 However, However, I was a really I was not not a really she great great student, student, because because I I to didn’t didn’t have discipline have the the discipline ene of it. of So it. So I actually dropped I actually dropped I went ing out out of of FIT FIT and and I went to to But another another school called Traphagen. school called Traphagen. and Now Now is coming down this this is coming down into into n I the the early 60’s…this when early 60’s…this was was when t to the the hippies of stuff hippies and and that that sort sort of stuff ses was was happening. I won a school happening. I won a school ew competition competition with talented students with the the talented students ese and and thing I know I was on television…I the the next next thing I know I was on television…I her can’t can’t remember name of the show, remember the the name of the show, and and I I l, I was was featured in Women’s Wear Daily. also also featured in Women’s Wear Daily. A A orn fabric fabric company called Naked Laces, company called Naked Laces, I I 0’s. don’t don’t think it exist anymore, would have think it exist anymore, would have at a design-in, a design-in, which a 60’s which was was sort sort of of a 60’s at term, term, know a Love-in or whatever you you know a Love-in or whatever ool they they were having 60’s…the were having in in the the 60’s…the ted movement, movement, designing and and the the designing was was about students. whole em about students. The The whole day, day, in in fabric company company called called and this this fabric Naked Laces, would sit and me Naked Laces, we we would sit and have to create dresses hen have to create dresses out out of of their fabric. There s , their fabric. There was was a a whole session of this. ere whole session of this.