Melanie Nead / Portrait of a Portland Writer
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Britt Howard, the brilliant designer behind the Portland Garment FactoryPortland Garment Factory’s visionary clothing will keep you on your toes. In a manner typical for her work she takes things farther than you would expect and pulls it off with mastery and grace. Her latest show broke all fashion show conventions as her models wandered…
Remember your first fort? Remember your first hideout? Mine was a tangle of laurel deep in the wonderland of my british backyard. Fairy bowls fashioned from the shells of rocksmashed walnuts and delicate floral arbors decorated the leaf littered floor. Entwined within knotty branches. I was invulnerable. It is a privilege to walk in the…
My father bought this kimono for me on my first trip to Japan when I was 14 years old. We opened the door of the kimono shop on that cold morning in March and the light filtered through the dust to shelves of subtle shades of silks and racks and racks of heavy wedding kimonos. I…
When I first met my husband’s parents I was terrified. His family plays cribbage. They don’t just play, they Play. It is serious. Every day. They were just so cool. I, on the other hand, don’t really play anything. Especially anything involving arithmetic. My heart would pound when I sat at the table. Will it be…