Peter Carman, President of the Paris American Academy (PAA), is ...

Peter Carman, President of the Paris American Academy (PAA), is translating for Madame
Picco, a former employee of the famous designer Madame Grés and also Nina Ricci. Madame
Picco discusses the life of Madame Grés and then demonstrates the intricate pleating for
which she is known.

Students in front of the statue of Venus de Milo at the Louvre Museum in Paris

Students at the Louvre Museum, with tour guide below.

Students learning how to embroider with Anne Bizet.
Students work their first menswear show. They were hostesses and ushers for the designer
Alexis Mabille. They are pictured with him below.

Outside the Vatican Museum, overlooking Vatican City
Inside the Vatican Museum, with our tour guide on the left.

Rome has fabulous fountains! Here are a couple:
Trevi Fountain
Our tour of Fendi was great! Here are some pictures showing our discussions of the design
process and then some of the girls try on some of the furs.

We got to see the Coliseum in Rome.

The Spanish steps in Rome.
The Ferragamo Museum in Florence. The Textile Museum in Prato, Italy

And look who we ran into in Florence! You just never know who you might see!