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A dress as part of the Sankofa collection. Heidi Sheppard hide caption

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Heidi Sheppard

Project Runway Sensation In 'Africa Underground'

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By 1985, Warhol's style had evolved substantially; on this untitled headline piece, he collaborated with Keith Haring. National Gallery of Art hide caption

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National Gallery of Art

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Overgrazed Land. Pennington County, South Dakota (1936) is one of several photographs Arthur Rothstein took to document dry, sun-baked earth of the South Dakota Badlands. Arthur Rothstein/Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, FSA/OWI Collection hide caption

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Weekend Handmade includes instructions for candle holders decorated with pressed flowers. Kelly Wilkinson hide caption

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Kelly Wilkinson

Getting Creative Without Quitting Your Day Job

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A model walks the runway at the Irina Shabayeva Spring 2012 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Audi Forum on September 14, 2011 in New York City. Neilson Barnard/Getty Images hide caption

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A model poses at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in New York City. Jesse Lirola/Getty Images hide caption

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The Headline From NY Fashion Week: Print(s) Is Not Dead

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Tim Okamura's painting "The Royal Guard" is a part of his new exhibit "Brooklyn Bronx Queens." Courtesy Of The Artist hide caption

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Courtesy Of The Artist

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In 1992, Lesage started an embroidery school to pass on to a new generation the techniques of an art form threatened by mass-produced fashion. Olivier Saillant/Maison Lesage hide caption

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Olivier Saillant/Maison Lesage

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