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In memoriam: Bob Mackie (1939–2026)
Cher in Bob Mackie, 1978. Image: Vogue / Getty Images. Farewell to Bob Mackie, the iconic, irreverent Guru of Glitter. Read the designer’s Vogue obituary. (W magazine | New Yorker Postscript) Related...
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Vintage Work(wear), circa 1979
Peggy Dillard at Citibank, Vogue Patterns, September/October 1979. Photo: Albert Watson. Past workwear editorials often capture vintage tech in all its retro-futuristic glory. This late ’70s Vogue...
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Patterns in Vogue: Yasmin Le Bon, 1987
Yasmin Le Bon in a one-shouldered jumpsuit made from a Butterick pattern, Vogue, June 1987. (Earrings, Roxanne Assoulin.) Photo: Wayne Maser. Image: Vogue Archive. An ’80s Vogue pattern editorial...
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PatternVault 15th Anniversary: Part 3
This week, the last of my three-part retrospective look at highlights from fifteen years of PatternVault, covering 2021 to 2026. (You can find part 1 here | part 2 here.) Spotlight on couture patterns...
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PatternVault 15th Anniversary: Part 2
Rachel Comey’s Bowtie top and Expedition printed trousers, Spring 2015 collection. Image: Instagram. This week, part 2 of my three-part retrospective look at highlights from fifteen years of...
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PatternVault 15th Anniversary!
Tartan at Savage Beauty. Image: Metropolitan Museum of Art / Everything Just So. 15 years. 415 posts. 1,881 comments. 156,890 words. PatternVault is fifteen! To celebrate a decade and a half of...
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Christa Fiedler-Marant
Christa Fiedler-Marant in a Léonard-Fashion top (Scemama earrings; hair, Carita), Vogue Paris, February 1967. Photo: David Bailey. Image: eBay. For Mother’s Day, this post is dedicated to Christa...
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Patterns in Vogue: Tax Time Edition
A Chloé pattern in Vogue, January 1983. (Bracelet, Robert Lee Morris; Omega watch; Calvin Klein belt. Attaché, Tumi Luggage; bag, Bottega Veneta; shoes, Pancaldi.) Model: Anette Stai. Photo: Denis...
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Patterns in Vogue: Real Raincoats
Yves Saint Laurent rainwear in Vogue, March 1973. (Hat, Yves Saint Laurent for Madcaps; scarf, Yves Saint Laurent; Grandoe gloves. Men’s raincoat at Saks Fifth Avenue.) Photo: Chris von Wangenheim....
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Advance Paris Styles for February, 1939
McCall Advance Paris Styles, February 1939. Illustration: Blanche Rothschild. Happy Tartan Day! This cover for the February 1939 issue of McCall Advance Paris Styles celebrates tartan and colour....
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Schiaparelli: Fashion Becomes Art
This weekend Schiaparelli: Fashion Becomes Art, the UK’s first exhibition devoted to the House of Schiaparelli, opened at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. The blockbuster show explores...
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Rachel Comey Returns
After a winter-holiday break, Vogue Patterns are back, and so is Rachel Comey. Vogue Patterns catalogue, Spring 2026. Image: Simplicity. Vogue Patterns changed hands again last September, and the new...
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Patterns in Vogue: Peggy Dillard
Peggy Dillard in a shirt dress made from a pattern by Christian Aujard (Bagatelle knit tie, Rafael serape, Mulberry Company belt), Vogue, August 1977. Photo: Bob Richardson. Image: Vogue Archive. In...
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In memoriam: Valentino Garavani (1932–2026)
Benedetta Barzini and Mirella Petteni in Valentino couture, at Agnese Bruguier’s apartment in the Palazzo Borghese, Rome, Vogue, September 15, 1968. Photo: Henry Clarke. Image: Vogue Archive. Farewell...
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Soft Holiday Fashions, 1973
Soft Holiday Fashions: a Kenzo dress pattern on the cover of the Butterick Home Catalog, Winter 1973. A red, hooded, designer maxi dress makes the case for “Soft Holiday Fashions” on this festive...
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Rico Lebrun for McCall’s
This month marks 125 years since the birth of the artist Rico Lebrun. To celebrate, this post is dedicated to his Deco-era fashion illustrations for McCall’s. Born in Naples, Federico “Rico” Lebrun...
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Art Deco 100
Lovers of the decorative arts will know that this year marks the centenary of the expo that gives Art Deco its name: the Exposition internationale des arts décoratifs et industriels modernes, held in...
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Cozy Season: Château Edition
Autumn Fabrics and Original Designs: Vogue, August 31, 1929. Illustration: Georges Lepape. Image: Vogue Archive. The great Georges Lepape created this elegant, late 1920s cover — complete with...
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Le cocktail en Givenchy
Givenchy dress in Abraham crepe de Chine; silk suit, necktie, and pocket square, Givenchy Gentleman, L’Officiel, March 1978. Photo: Rodolphe Haussaire. Image: jalougallery. In 1978, the Brussels...
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Singer “Make-It-Yourself” Wardrobe Plan, 1936
A smart dog-walking ensemble on the cover of Singer’s “Make-It-Yourself” Wardrobe Plan, Fall-Winter 1936. To mark the beginning of fall, here’s a Singer “Make-It-Yourself” Wardrobe Plan cover from...
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