The art of fashion in Vermont April 12, 2019 Robert Whitcomb Fashion design by Natalia Martinez Sagan; photography by Nacho Lunadei, in the show βUnusual Threads: Stitching Together the Future of Fashion,ββ at the Southern Vermont Arts Center, Manchester, Vt., May 10-June 23. Manchester is an affluent vacation and weekend town, with a lot of high-end shops. Robert Todd Lincoln, son of the president, built his country estate there, called Hildene (picture of its mansion below). Itβs now a museum. There are ski areas nearby.