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Barbara “Vanna” Petry is currently an Associate Real Estate Broker with Corcoran. It is her second career for the 10+ years- ever since she left the Garment Center after 22 years of being a Fashion Designer. Born in Athens Greece, she came to NYC at the age of 10. She graduated Marymount and F.I.T. - her love was art, fashion and architecture. Her illustrations were chosen for Kramer vs. Kramer . In addition, she graduated Ecole ABC in Paris with a degree in Drawing, Perspective and Photography. Barbara’s background is most notable for her experience working with Halston for 7 years (1980 - 1987), prior to his death in 1990. She was one of his seven assistants, specializing in overseeing the interpretation from sketches to the actual garment - attending the fitting with the models and private clients such as Liza Minelli, Elizabeth Taylor, Martha Graham etc, for made -to-order, special projects as well as the collections of suits, dresses and evening wear. In addition she assisted on all the fashion shows at the Olympic Tower. She free lanced shoes for Mario Valentino. She was chosen by Oleg Cassini to design and launch his evening wear line - She named it “Black Tie.” Her dresses and evening sport pieces were made in Asia - many of them hand beaded and embroidered . She traveled frequently and extensively to Hong Kong and India. Eventually she continued designing for mainstream America as Head Designer. First for Pat Argenti: all silk dresses and separates made in China. Travel was intense- in addition to Hong Kong 5 times a year, she went to Europe 2-3 times a year , until she decided to stay more local. She worked with Adrianna Pappell, Donna Morgan, David’s Bridal, Victoria’s Secret. This was in an era when designing was done by hand, when prints were collaborated with artists from studios at Lake Cuomo and Paris, when trims were hand selected, fabrics were chosen from world resources at shows in Germany and Paris, and inspiration came from shopping in Paris, Milan and London… Barbara is a happily married mom to a beautiful Maltese boy named “Christo” that she absolutely adores. She resides in Manhattan, and frequently visits her homeland in Mykonos, Greece.
Barbara “Vanna” Petry
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