Why Ask for the Moon When You Can Have the Stars in Rio?

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Be a Star!

After completing his formal training as a painter, John Flemming took himself around the world, and encountered the "Mistral" winds, which, well, inspired him to begin making what he refers to as "wind masks." Flemming manipulates "cuir boulli'-leather which has been carefully boiled-into some of the most bizarre and fascinating masks we've ever seen. His work has been showered with awards and accolades

the world over. And here's Ric, wearing the brilliantly colored "Mephisto" from Flemming's Mystery of

the Mask show (now through December 24 at

the fashionable Xavier Danaud boutique at 454 West Broadway; 212-254-8080). This,

Ric's favorite mask, can

be yours for $1,600, but the prices begin at $45. Your presence at Rio's Carnival will be felt, to say the least.

30 NEW YORK NATIVE/DECEMBER 23-29, 1985