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Vanessa Nirode

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Vanessa Nirode is a NYC based writer specializing in style, adventure travel, culture and sewing/skilled trades. Shes written for such publications as BBC Travel, Fodors, Threads, Vogue Patterns and SYFY. She also works as a tailor and pattern maker for film and television.

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