The life of Zelda Kaplan, a New York artist, is an interesting one, detailed in the article I have linked to this post below (highlighted name "Zelda").
I have recently begun an amazing assignment, working as the "hands" of an extremely experienced French dressmaker/couturier, living in New York, who is just overflowing with creativity and ideas. She is as talented as anyone can possibly be, and working with her is like being paid to take one of the best classes I have ever taken. And what I am learning is not what one learns in design school... it is about the art of the craft, the philosophy of fashion, the amazing turn a dress can take when you turn a "V" shaped neckline into one that is squared off at the bottom. The best part of all, is that I am in the right place in my life, professionally, and personally, to appreciate and absorb what she has to say. While her clientele and friends are and have been names we all know, she is as personable, sweet, and grounded as any person can be.
Oh, Zelda. I didn't know her personally, but this fashion-forward nonagenerian inspired so many, and will truly be missed.
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