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		<title>February 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Coming Up at Apparel Arts
Apparel Arts is off to very strong start for 2010. The interest generated by word-of-mouth and the website is astonishing. I am so excited to meet with students who are new to the industry and those who work in the apparel industry and are inquiring about coming to Apparel Arts to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.apparel-arts.com/2010/02/february-2010/</link>
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		<title>November 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Coming Up at Apparel Arts
Check out our 2010 winter/spring schedule at www.apparel-arts.com. In addition to all the usual great classes, we are offering an 8-week Tailoring class (offered only once a year) starting March 1, 2010. Two new classes in the development stage are Couture Sewing Techniques, and a hands-on class to develop spec sheets, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.apparel-arts.com/2009/11/november-2009/</link>
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		<title>September 2009</title>
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Coming Up at Apparel Arts
Check out our fall schedule at www.apparel-arts.com. In addition to all the usual great classes, we are offering a Technical Design Workshop taught by a tech designer, Nicole Lenzen, from Calvin Klein in NYC (and an Apparel Arts alum). It is going to be very insightful (Sunday, November 22 from 10-2:30). [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.apparel-arts.com/2009/09/september-2009/</link>
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		<title>June 2009</title>
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Coming Up at Apparel Arts
Apparel Arts’ June through December 2009 schedule is on the website now (see Schedule). In addition to our popular Patternmaking &#38; Design Program, we are adding two Serger classes in September and November, and a November Technical Design Workshop hosted by Nicole Lenzen, who works at Calvin Klein in NYC. Look [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.apparel-arts.com/2009/06/june-2009/</link>
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		<title>April 2009</title>
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Trends
The fashion industry is still sorting what we saw at the fall, 2009 shows (presented January through March, 2009) so let’s talk about what you will be seeing in the stores and on the street from April through August (Spring/Summer 2009). Some major trends are jewel embellishments (check out Alexander McQueen and Blumarine), fringe (Alexander [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.apparel-arts.com/2009/04/april-2009/</link>
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		<title>January 20, 2009</title>
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Happy New Year!
I feel like our new year really didn’t start until January 20. The optimism and change that Barack Obama’s administration brings to the table is quite inspiring. I think we are all ready to buckle down, get creative to find new ways to tackle the challenges ahead. Good luck to everyone in 2009! 
New [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.apparel-arts.com/2009/01/12009/</link>
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		<title>December 2008</title>
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12/1/08  
Credit Crunch Couture
Wow! We are really in it aren’t we? We have not had such a crazy-making economy in decades. I am really impressed by how people are rising to the occasion and cutting back on unnecessary spending, planting gardens and (YES!) returning to sewing. Even the Queen of England is showing she needs to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.apparel-arts.com/2008/12/december-2008/</link>
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		<title>Welcome!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to Apparel Arts&#8217; new website!  Be sure to check out all the pages especially those describing our classes and the fantastic teachers.  I am really excited about the new look and even more excited to contribute a monthly blog.  Each month I will write about what is coming up at Apparel [...]]]></description>
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