GPP Spotlight: March 24, 2007 Gladys Perint Palmer Lecture at de Young Museum on Dame Vivienne Westwood DBE




On Saturday, March 24, 2007, at 10 AM, Gladys Perint Palmer, Executive Director of Fashion at Academy of Art University in San Francisco, will speak on and present a slideshow of her drawings of renowned British fashion designer Dame Vivienne Westwood DBE entitled “Vivienne Westwood: From Anarchy to Aristocracy – Fig Leaf to Crown” at the de Young Museum for the Textile Arts Council. Following there will be a question and answer period.

“I am honored to speak on such an important fashion industry leader,” said Gladys Perint Palmer. “I have covered Dame Vivienne Westwood’s fashion shows for many publications and have enjoyed drawing her daring and sometimes outrageous collections throughout the years.”