By Axel Saenz
HAVANA TIMES – I don’t buy a lot of clothes and don’t have as much variety of designs and colors as I would like. Sometimes I would sneak into my grandmother’s wardrobe, which was always full. From there I would try on a few shirts which, if I liked them, I proceeded to snatch them from the “safe” place where she put them.
One day I found a multi-colored patterned button shirt that I loved. Up to that point, the shirts I wore were black, white or shades of blue. Now I want to have more variety in colors and shades. I have learned to enjoy changing how I look, instead of just wearing cold colors.
I also used to go through my mom’s closet. She has very good taste, so I liked to mix and match and wear several of her shirts, dresses, and pants. In those cases, I always ended up looking like a multicolored clown.
My grandmother can sew, and I have seen her make things like a cover for a sofa on her sewing machin