Wearable Art: William Okpo, Fashion Designers Lizzy and Darlene Okpo

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Wearable Art: William Okpo, Fashion Designers Lizzy and Darlene Okpo

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Nov 22, 2017

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In the third episode Lizzy and Darlene Okpo, the designers and sisters behind New York-based fashion label William Okpo, detail what gives their line its identity, the personas that shape a collection, and the intersection of expression and utility in fashion design. Learn more ? https://goo.gl/XfHjWF

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Nov 22, 2017

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Wearable Art: William Okpo, Fashion Designers Lizzy and Darlene Okpo

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