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First lady's inauguration suit designer comes to Kent
Designer Isabel Toledo and her husband, Ruben, a fashion illustrator, sculptor and painter, are a marriage of art and fashion.
by WKSU's VIVIAN GOODMAN


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Vivian Goodman
 
Isabel and Ruben Toledo
Courtesy of Karl Lagerfeld
You would expect to find the designer of Michele Obama's inauguration day dress in New York this week for Fashion Week, the annual runway show of shows. Or... in Los Angeles dressing-up celebrities for Sunday's Oscars. Instead, Isabel Toledo and her fashion illustrator husband, Ruben, are in Kent for a lecture tonight at the Kent State Fashion Museum. We invited them to our nearby studios for a fashion chat:
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Isabel and Ruben Toledo during their 2000 gallery talk opening at the Kent State University Museum.  Gerry A. Simmons, Courtesy of The Record Courier
Part of the exhibition “Isabel and Ruben Toledo: A Marriage of Art and Fashion” held in 2000 at the Kent State University Museum
Another view of of the exhibition “Isabel and Ruben Toledo: A Marriage of Art and Fashion” held in 2000 at the Kent State University Museum
 Isabel Toledo and staff member from the Toledo studio working on the Obama coat worn by Michelle Obama on Inauguration Day.
 Isabel Toledo Dress and Coat on Ruben Toledo “tattooed” mannequin.
 
 
 
 
 

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