Masks – Necessity…? Or Fashion Statement? By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com If you must wear a mask, it might as well express your personality, as is happening in Oneonta, Cooperstown and places in between. “I have made masks from fabric with emojis, Care Bears, My Little Pony and patriotic prints, and I just ordered some baseball fabric,” said Sarah Vandomelen, a supervisor at the Cooperstown Price Chopper. She started by making a few masks for her co-workers at…
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Making Faces At Library Pumpkin Glow The walkways outside of Huntington Memorial Library were aglow this evening as residents brought their creations to the pumpkin glow. Above, West Oneonta’s Kim Ferstler and Ed Keator, left, pose with their pumpkin creations, while Randy Keator, places his darling clementine jack-o-lantern made from, what else, a clementine orange! At right, Elizabeth Raphelson places a pumpkin along the walkway bearing the logo of her store The Underground Attic. (Ian Austin/AllOTSEGO.com)…
History Inspires Fashionista By LIBBY CUDMORE • HOMETOWN ONEONTA Edition of Dec. 12, 2014 For Elizabeth Raphelson, what’s old is always new again. “I wore a 1950s ball gown to my prom,” she said. “I had the matching handbag, earrings, heels – I’ve always loved old clothing.” It’s a love she’s sharing with Oneonta. On Thursday, Dec. 11, she planned to open The Underground Attic, a new vintage boutique specializing in clothing from the 1800s to the 1980s. “Fashion changed…