Photo: Ryan Arnold
- Photo: Ryan Arnold
- Photo: Ryan Arnold
- Photo: Ryan Arnold
- Photo: Ryan Arnold
- Photo: Ryan Arnold
- Photo: Ryan Arnold
- Photo: Ryan Arnold
- Photo: Ryan Arnold
- Photo: Ryan Arnold
- Collaborative sketches by artist Brenda Dunn in the Sofada studio precede looks seen in last night's show
- Brenda Dunn's well-known "Obi," one of many that adorn the walls of the Sofada store.
- Sketch provided by Mabel & Zora to Alice Dobson's contract sewing business, Alice Inc
- Patterns aplenty hang in the Sofada & Alice Inc design & production studio. Photo: Marie Saturn
- Alice works with singer Tasha Miller on one of their many custom creations. Photo: Marie Saturn
- Photo: Marie Saturn
- Alice's son Fitz helps out in the studio, drawn for some reason to the color red, we can't imagine why.
- Photo: Marie Saturn
- Photo: Marie Saturn
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Comments
What a boring ensemble. This is not creative. This is two ordinary pieces put together. Is it L.L Bean?
Again, very mediocre ensemble. A tank top over a dress? This is not fashion.This is how you go to get your morning coffee from the local coffee shop.
This is not fashion. This is everyday ensemble worn by someone who has the ambition to be a model, but, let's dace it, doesn't have the qualities
I was just going to comment on the orange pencil skirt when I figured out that all my precious messages are gathered under this picture although they refer to other pictures. Was this drawing done by a middle school student?
I may be somewhat harsh in my postings, but if someone has the desire or pretense to be a fashion designer and this is the best they can come up with, they will have to be able to face criticism, which, by the way, was my subject in college.
In addition, I have the feeling that this site exists to generate money from advertisement, not to promote real fashion. Nothing wrong with that, but pretty disappointing. I was really hoping to see Maine/Portland finally wake up for the beauty and inspiration that fashion can bring into our mundane provincial lives, but... no such thing yet.
Ha-ha-ha, this is the funniest thing. The site doesn't specify which Portland it is talking about, and I assumed it was another Portland (there are 12 cities called Portland in the U.S.). Not that it will change my opinion on the pieces on which I commented. Unfortunately, the webmaster didn't do the best job with the website either. The question "What do you think?" is under each picture and one writes assuming that his/her comments stay with the respective picture. However, they pile on each other and eventually end up like you can see them above. No one knows which comment refers to which picture. Well, wish you luck, people.
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