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PHOTO GALLERY: Designing Women Boutique Salon Series


  • By Harriet Sokmensuer
  • | 5:00 a.m. February 27, 2014
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PHOTO GALLERY: Designing Women Boutique Salon Series
Designing Women Ambassadors Julie Planck and Lois Lucek
Designing Women Ambassadors Julie Planck and Lois Lucek
Jan Zipper
Jan Zipper
Myna Stoltz and Rona Rolakoff
Myna Stoltz and Rona Rolakoff
Lisa Pak
Lisa Pak
Marianne Gehlsen and Gladys McGuire
Marianne Gehlsen and Gladys McGuire
Olivia Swann performs Irish folk songs on her harp.
Olivia Swann performs Irish folk songs on her harp.
Janice Noland models.
Janice Noland models.
Kathy and Ed Cahill
Kathy and Ed Cahill
Lisa Brannon models.
Lisa Brannon models.
Peggy Beene and Judy Paschall
Peggy Beene and Judy Paschall
Bert Minot models a designer raincoat.
Bert Minot models a designer raincoat.
Lydia Bohn and Jay Berman
Lydia Bohn and Jay Berman
Susan Roosa was the first model on the catwalk.
Susan Roosa was the first model on the catwalk.

 

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