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the handmade tale
A private seamstress fulfills a womanis wildest fashion fantasies and sews her the wardrobe of her dreamsofor better or worse. By Sarah Van Boven
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very Sunday morning during the two years I lived in Vietnam, I made my way down the tree-lined street leading to Hanoiis crumbling, French-style cathedraloand went right around the corner. My weekly pilgrimage was of a more earthly nature, and it went something like this:
Before I even make it through the glass shop door, my tailor spots me and dispatches an assistant up to the atelier to fetch my latest clothing order. By the time I have parked myself next to the air ...