April 20, 2005: Headlines: COS - Guatemala: Small Business: Clothing: Oregon Live: Guatemala RPCV Lena Medoyeff is "a businessperson who happens to make clothes"
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Guatemala RPCV Lena Medoyeff is "a businessperson who happens to make clothes"
Guatemala RPCV Lena Medoyeff is "a businessperson who happens to make clothes"
PS Designer spotlight
Wednesday, April 20, 2005
Classics in silk
Who: Lynn Medoff
Occupation: Owner, Lena Medoyeff Studios. "I'm a businessperson who happens to make clothes."
Thanks, Poppa: Medoff's late paternal grandfather, Alex Medoyeff, escaped from Russia during the Bolshevik Revolution. He Americanized his name at Ellis Island and referred to Lynn as Lena.
Dressed-up threads: Medoff specializes in wedding attire and clothing for other special events. "I try to keep things classic, almost traditional in a sense. It's clothing I hope people can wear for years to come."
Peace Corps seamstress: Medoff enlisted in the Peace Corps in 1993 and was sent to Lanquin, a small town in Guatemala with no running water or electricity. Her neighbor, the village doctor's wife, taught her to sew on a treadle sewing machine.
The hands have it: "All of our clothes are silk. Our fabric is made in a small, family-owned mill at the foothills of the Himalayas in India. They're handmade, handwoven and embroidered and painted by hand." Medoff also makes all her patterns by hand.
Artsy fabric: Fabrics are handpainted with floral designs or traditional Indian patterns. The owner of the mill goes to Paris to buy artwork, then copies those designs onto the fabric.
Almost famous: All of Medoff's designs are named after employees, friends and her dogs. The "Aimee," named after a longtime pal, is better known as the "Flutter Dress" with its hundreds of 2-by-2-inch silk squares. The "Britton," named after her husband, is a silk skirt with an asymmetrical flounce that drops to the knees.
Says no to too short: "I won't do a short-short skirt. It doesn't have the staying power."
But yes to sashes: Medoff's sashes can be tied around the neck as a halter, on the shoulder or behind the back.
Old schools: Attended Oregon Episcopal School, graduated from Sunset High School in 1984 and University of Oregon in 1988 with a degree in English.
More to come: These days, Medoff -- who is expecting a baby girl in June -- lives in Mountain Brook, Ala., with her husband, author Jack Britton Sullivan. She's planning a move to Dallas, Texas, to open a third store. %%endhead%%%%bodybegins%% Lena Medoyeff Studio/710 N.W. 23rd Ave./503-227-0011
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