By Barbara Ann Zippi

August is already here and it's an exciting time to witness who is going to be working with our world leaders come November. Brava to the new groundbreaking Mayor of Rome, Virginia Raggi and to Prime Minister of England, Theresa May. Making headline news in the Italian American community from South Philly is "Project Runway" winner Dom Streater. Rumor has it she has some Italian heritage in her gene pool.

Add fashionistas to my South Philly and Italian family tree. I'm proud to write that my cousin Gracie's daughter, Devon Pezzano, Aunt Dolly and Uncle Tony Palidora's granddaughter has graduated this spring from the Art Institute of Philadelphia with honors! Receiving two awards for her senior portfolio and outstanding achievement, Devon was selected to go to New York Fashion Week to show her senior collection this fall. Look out, New York, the Pezzanos are coming.

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