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Vermonter who made Bernie Sanders’ famous mittens credits South Portland teacher
Jen Ellis credits a South Portland home economics teacher with giving her the skills to sew the mittens the Vermont senator made famous at President Biden s inauguration.
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Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont wore his repurposed wool mittens to the inauguration of Joe Biden. Sanders and his mittens went viral and drew national attention to Jen Ellis, a South Portland High School graduate who credits Jeannette Collett, her home economics teacher at Mahoney Middle School, with teaching her to sew.
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A South Portland High School graduate is crediting her former home economics teacher with giving her the skills to make the mittens made famous by Sen. Bernie Sanders at President Biden’s inauguration last week.
You would have to be under a rock to not have seen at least one Bernie Sanders meme from his Inauguration Day outfit.
Inauguration day is a chance to release the inner style icon in all the attendees. Michelle Obama s outfit with her jewel toned colors and belted waist was a showstopper. The internet was abuzz with Second Gentlemen Doug Emhoff’s daughter Ella’s jewel-studded coat.
But the real fashion icon of the day was Bernie Sanders.
Vermont’s own Bernie Sanders stole the show with his practical Burton Jacket and the handmade mittens that just made the outfit. Bernie appeared like he was just stopping off at the inauguration on the way to run errands, and it is one of the reasons we just love Bernie.
Winter shoppers smitten with the mittens that Sen. Bernie Sanders wore to President Joe Biden’s inauguration could be hard-pressed to get their paws into similar cozy gloves made by a