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Marcia Sherrill is a member of the prestigious Council of Fashion Designers of America, and her designs have been sold internationally at such high-end Department and Specialty Stores as Bergdorf Goodman, Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, Bonwit Teller and Barneys. Her new exotic skin collection, SHERRILL LTD., features designs from her 28 years in the industry in exotic leathers including American Alligator, Lizard and Python all with 18Karat gold hardware. The collection, the most expensive in the world, has at its core a “Moral Compass” logo that is an apt symbol for the company which reserves the right to only sell those customers whose philanthropic work is deemed noteworthy. With an alligator bag fetching upwards of $100,000.00 SHERRILL LTD’s motto is: “Let Your Moral Compass Be Your Guide.” Sherrill is also introducing this fall ‘09 a less expensive, popularly priced collection of accessories, Anabelle By Marcia Sherrill, which is targeted at both younger customers and the affluent customers as a secondary bag. Priced between $35 and $150, The Anabelle by Marcia Sherrill Collection has a Pineapple Motif that is a hallmark of hospitality in her native Southeast.
As the designer for the KLEINBERG SHERRILL label, she designed in-. store boutiques for the collection at London’s Harvey Nichols and at 5 stores for Japan’s Takashimaya as well as free-standing boutiques in New York and Atlanta. Her store designs were featured in Retail Store Image Magazine where she was on the Advisory Board. Her work is in the Metropolitan Museum of Arts Permanent Collection at The Costume Institute. She served on the board of The Fashion Institute of Technology’s Accessories Department for 15 years. Her Portraits of Hope, Crimson Alligator bag with diamond encrusted Breast Cancer awareness ornament was auctioned for a record-setting price at Sotheby’s in New York. Her designs have been featured over 700 times in W, Women’s Wear Daily, Elle, InStyle, Vogue, Style.com, Harpers Bazaar, Self, Mirabella, Lucky, The New York Times, Town & Country, Departures, Travel & Leisure, Atlanta Magazine, etc. Specializing in exotic leathers, Sherrill’s signature skin is American alligator but she has created bags and belts in every possible fabrication from python and shagreen to raffia, wood and sterling silver. Her Fine Jewelry Collection bears all of Sherrill’s copyrighted motifs in precious metals and precious gems stones. She has designed over 500 buckles in 18kt gold, sterling silver and vermeil.
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