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BAL HARBOUR 103 THE FASHION FLOCK Two curatorial powerhouses, Judith Clark and Valerie Steele , discuss the rise of a field they helped invent: fashion as exhibition. Judith Clark installs "Appearances Can Be Deceiving: The Dresses of Frida Kahlo," which was the first exhibition of the artist's garments since their discovery in 2004. Judith Clark, a groundbreaking London-based independent fashion curator, lecturer and writer, joins Valerie Steele, director and chief curator at the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology, to discuss fashion as an art form, the rise in popularity of fashion exhibitions at major museums and Clark's new role at Fashion Project, an experimental space at Bal Harbour Shops devoted to special programs and displays that explore fashion and how it relates to culture, both historically and in today's world. Judith Clark: When we first met in London in 1998, I had just opened a small gallery in Notting Hill. You were in from New York, and I was very excited when you contacted me, as I had cited you and your founding of Fashion Theory as proof that very interesting bridges were being built between academia and curatorial practice in relation to dress. I think our very first conversation was about my desire to create a quasi-museum environment within a small space that could more easily accommodate a faster PHOTO © MIGUEL TOVAR