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Article: FASHION NOTES
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- May 14, 1989
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The Simple, One-Size Shades of Gray
Vernard Gray makes no claims about being a fashion designer. A
photographer, yes. A video artist, yes. A gallery director-that,
too. But when he wanted the Miya Gallery to go more functional, he
had a hard time getting artists to cooperate. "Typically artists
don't want to do anything on a mass-produced manner," explains Gray.
So Gray decided to take on the project himself. About five
years back he started with chemical warfare pants with drawstring
waist and cuffs. "They were made in the 1950s and eventually the
stock ran out," said Gray. He'd sell them again if he could get
them.
This year he has carefully selected a handful of simple but ...