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Why did the Peruvian Government Commission Andrea’s Research?
How Many Artisans Still Create Alto Relieve Embroideries by Hand Today?
Who Created the Alto Relieve Fiesta Embroideries That Andrea Collected?
What makes Andrea’s Peruvian Collections Unique?
Andrea’s Outsiders Approach
Early to the Market
How Laura and Andrea Met
What made Andrea a Unique Collector?
Research and Curation Bond
Andrea’s Passion for Sharing Her Love of Textiles
Japanese Art
Visiting Andrea’s Apartment
What was Andrea Like as a Collector in Peru?
Rabbit Dinner
Charlene and Andrea’s Topics of Discussion
What was Peru in 1978 Like?
How Andrea and Charlene Maintained their Longterm Friendship
Andrea’s Ability to Reinvent Herself
Was Andrea Influenced by anyone or a product of the youth quake?
How Sally and Andrea Met
What was Andrea Like as a Friend?
What Caused Dakota Transit to Close?
Traveling to Bali with Andrea
Thrifting Treasures
Remembering Sara Penn and Knobkerry
First impressions of Andrea
Remembering Andrea’s Style
What was New York City Like in 1970?
Creating Miles Davis’ Custom Anaconda Suit at Dakota Transit
Remembrances of Andrea
The time that Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis walked into Dakota Transit
What was it Like Working at Dakota Transit?
What Were Andrea’s Motivations in Running Dakota Transit?
What Was the Neighborhood Around Dakota Transit Like?
How Did Andrea Work with Clients at Dakota Transit?
Who and What Inspired Andrea?
How Did Andrea Balance Motherhood and Running a Business?
What made Andrea a successful leader and businesswoman?
How Charlene Met Andrea
What Made Andrea a Good Collector?
Fashion in Peru and Collecting for the British Museum
Andrea’s Influences
Regional Styles
Japanese Cotton Plaids
Colors in Japanese Design
Using Textiles for Inspiration
Japanese Textiles and Techniques
Recent Travels
Themes of the Collection
Where is the collection stored?
When did you start collecting?
Andrea’s Personal Fashion
Runways During Fashion Week
Fashion Week
The Internet’s Effect on Fashion
Working in Paris
Changing Definitions of Luxury
Designs that are “Traditional with a Twist”
Fast Fashion
Celebrities and the Fashion World
Collecting in Afghanistan
European Fashion in New York
Witnessing Changes in Fashion
Interpretations by Designers
The Climate of New York in the 1980s
Which Early Clients Were Your Favorites?
Did you have influence in the fashion world?
Approaching Clients and Running a Business
1980s Fashion in America
Andrea’s Clients
Selling Textile Swatches
Moving Back to America
Founding of Textile Documents
Japanese Aesthetics
Piecing Together History in Japan
What was happening in Japan while you were there?
Adjusting to Japan
Fashion in Rural China
Collecting in Southwestern China
Why Textiles?
Andrea’s Childhood, Education, and Early Career
Goals for the Collection
Choosing Subjects for Collection
Traditions in China
Peruvian Textiles and Aniline Dyes
Traveling and Collecting in China
Globalization in China and Japan
Relationships to Foreign Governments
Do International Textile Collectors Study America?
Japanese Textile Distribution and Dressing for Status
Communicating in China and Peru
Are ethnographic studies an offshoot of colonialism?
Politics, Culture, and Ethnographic Collections in Peru
Becoming a Serious Collector in Peru
Collecting in Peru
Gender and Fashion
Dressing Conspicuously
Visiting New Places
Andrea Discusses the Contents of Her Various Collections from Peru, China, Japan and her Design Collection
Andrea Discusses Growing Up Sewing with Her Mother
