Hey Portland! I'm at the Saturday Market! I have some lovely aprons, dresses, placemats, and napkins for sale. Also, Sophie took the max to help me set up at 8am, confirming my suspicion that I am the luckiest big sister in the world. Find me under the Burnside Bridge today 'til 5, tomorrow 11-4:30.
I received a message from an Argentine Silvania fan who bought this shirt in 1986 on a trip to Lima and still wears it. She told me: "Celebro tu decisión de seguir con ese fantástico emprendimiento... ¡tu abuela, y las mujeres latinoamericanas lo merecemos!!!" Translated: "I celebrate your decision to carry on this fantastic venture...your grandmother and Latin American women deserve it!!!" What better motivation is there to get to work, albeit on a Saturday?!
About to fill in the gaps on this blue llama twill...check out Silvania's Instagram @silvaniaperu to see the finished fabric and many more images of my creative process.
Among the postcards: a clipping from El Comercio about Silvania when my mamama closed her Miraflores shop in 2004. I was with her in Lima when they wrote the article, feeling my first sparks of inspiration not to let Silvania go.
