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Vintage Designer Menswear: Vogue Patterns
Vogue 2917 by Bill Blass (1973) Image via the Vintage Patterns Wiki. It’s been some time since Vogue offered designer menswear patterns. In the 1970s and 1980s, home sewers could choose from licensed...
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The Fantastic Mr Fox: Style Patterns by Frederick Fox
Queen Elizabeth II wears a Frederick Fox hat with 25 “bells” to the Silver Jubilee celebrations, 1977. Photo: Douglas Kirkland. Image via Royal Hats. Ascot begins today. To celebrate, this post is...
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Linda Evangelista
Vogue Italia, February 1990. Photo: Steven Meisel. Image via Bellazon. In celebration of Canada Day, this models post is devoted to Canadian supermodel Linda Evangelista. Born in St. Catharines,...
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Third Blogiversary + Giveaway
Vogue Patterns booklet, December 15, 1931. Image via PatternVault on Etsy. Today marks three years since my first post on this blog. To celebrate my blogiversary I’m throwing a giveaway: one lucky...
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Krizia: McCall’s Patterns
Krizia Fall 1979 advertising campaign. Photo: Barry Ryan. Krizia was already an established label when McCall’s licensed Krizia patterns in the late 1970s. Designer Mariuccia Mandelli (b. 1933)...
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Patterns in Vogue: Helmut Newton at the Beach
Detail, Vogue, May 1, 1964. Photo: Helmut Newton. In the mid-1960s, Helmut Newton photographed a two-page Vogue Patterns editorial for Vogue magazine on location at Wanda Beach, near Sydney, Australia....
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Benedetta Barzini
Vogue Italia, September 1967. Photo: Peter Knapp. Image via NYMag. In honour of Labour Day, this models post is devoted to iconic model and political activist Benedetta Barzini. Benedetta Barzini (b....
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Krizia Playsuit – McCall’s 6624
It’s officially fall now, but the recent warm weather gave Naomi and me the chance to photograph my late 1970s Krizia playsuit, made using McCall’s 6624. (See my post on Krizia patterns here)....
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Phina Oruche
Olivia Williams (Phina Oruche) in “Hush” (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, season 4) “Hush,” one of the strongest and spookiest episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, stars a model-turned-actor who appeared on...
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Donna Karan: Vogue Patterns, Part 1
Donna Karan Fall 2014 runway presentation. Image via the New York Times. With her Fall 2014 collection, Donna Karan celebrated the 30th anniversary of her label. This new series marks this milestone...
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25 Jahre Mauerfall
Lissy Schaper in an ensemble by Staebe-Seger, Film und Frau 3, 1961. Photo: F.C. Gundlach. Image via Suites Culturelles. To mark this month’s anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, here’s a look...
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Yves Saint Laurent for Dior: Vogue Patterns
Detail of Vogue 1471 by Yves Saint Laurent for Christian Dior, Vogue, January 1, 1960. Photo: Leombruno-Bodi. For Paco Peralta. Before Vogue Patterns introduced Yves Saint Laurent with patterns from...
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Patterns in Vogue: Striking Gold
Detail, Vogue, November 1979. Photo: Deborah Turbeville. “Striking Gold,” a 1979 editorial by the late Deborah Turbeville, includes a two-page Vogue Patterns spread that has a festive sparkle....
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Lanvin at 125: Jeanne Lanvin
Lanvin anniversary logo. Image via WWD. Lanvin celebrated its 125th anniversary this year. Founded in 1889 by Jeanne Lanvin, the house marked the occasion with an extensive look into its archives on...
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John Galliano Patterns: Roundup
The closing look from John Galliano’s Maison Martin Margiela Spring 2015 couture collection. Image via style.com. Today John Galliano presented his first collection as creative director at Maison...
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Free Designer Pattern: Gareth Pugh Balloon
Photo: Nick Knight, 2006. Image via SHOWstudio. This month Gareth Pugh celebrates the 10-year anniversary of his label. SHOWstudio is marking the anniversary—and Pugh’s return to London Fashion...
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Rock the Caftan
“Arab déshabillé from Grès.” Vogue, September 1963. Photo: Irving Penn. Caftans, long, loose-fitting tunics with origins in ancient Persia, have been gaining momentum as an alternative to more...
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Patterns in Vogue: Marisa Berenson by Guy Bourdin
Detail, Vogue, August 15, 1966. Photo: Guy Bourdin. If you’re in London, you still have a week to see Guy Bourdin: Image Maker at Somerset House before it closes next Sunday. Bourdin shot only one...
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Lanvin at 125: Marie-Blanche de Polignac
Vogue 1120 by Lanvin, Vogue, October 1950. Photo: Richard Rutledge. This week, the second post in my series on Lanvin sewing patterns. (See my post on Jeanne Lanvin’s interwar patterns here.) Born...
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Alexander McQueen Roundup
Vogue, October 1997. Photo: Sean Ellis. Stylist: Isabella Blow. The London incarnation of Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty has just opened at the Victoria and Albert Museum. (See British Vogue on the...
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