Alexis Kirk was an Americanborn Armenian jewelry designer who also designed clothing and fashion accessories.
Kirk, although born in Los Angeles, and brought up in New England, selfidentified as Armenian. His father, Paul Kirk, was an artist for Walt Disney, and his grandfather, Charles Vemyan, worked as a glass craftsman for Ren Lalique. Some of Alexiss grandfathers jewelry is reportedly preserved in the Topkapi Palace in Istanbul.
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