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The Embrace
by Skye Moody
Liv Fun: Vol 9 – Issue 4
Lunch time, and it’s a special date. Our mother is taking her three young children downtown to lunch with their grandfather. I’m three years old, small for my age, wearing a couture dress, handmade by my French-trained seamstress grandmother, Bee. My older brother and sister are wearing coordinating outfits.
Bee only dresses her family; nothing professional. Inside each glorious creation is sewn a label: “Handmade by Bee Green.” In her coats, the label is sewn upside down, á la the fashion of John Doyle Bishop, Seattle’s iconic fashion designer.
Challenging my zeal for perpetual motion, every outfit requires several stand-still fittings; first sewn in muslin, the prototype of what splendid garment results, then the minimum two fittings in the genuine article. Not counting school uniforms, we wore no store-bought clothing before our teenage years. Even then, Bee, and later, our mother, created the important pieces in our wardrobes. Lush, enviable prom dresses, impeccable Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas couture; complete wardrobes for each season of each year.
This balmy spring morning, we four fashion plates stroll along a sparkling clean sidewalk in the city’s financial district, looking forward to meeting our Grandfather Alan, the distinguished English gentleman who always wears a red poppy in his lapel. Now a bigtime U.S. businessman, his office is situated in the Smith Tower.
Liv Fun
by Leisure Care
Winter 2020
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The Embrace
by Skye MoodyLunch time, and it’s a special date. Our mother is taking her three young children downtown to lunch with their grandfather. I’m three years old, small for my age, wearing a couture dress, handmade by my French-trained seamstress grandmother, Bee.
My American Story
by Shaní (Sha-nay) Clayton
When I moved to New York City in 2008, I was full of hope, charisma, self-expression and drive, ready to take on my next challenge: venturing into the world of advertising. For years, I was enamored by the dynamic culture of the ad industry, until …
From the Fire to the Frame
by Susie Kearley
Helping others has long been known as a catalyst for better mental health and new social connections. While science gives us plenty of examples of the benefits of doing for others, we found evidence of this in the beautiful story of Ian Randall and his volunteer work.