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Fur Cloth for Fall
Anne St. Marie wears Vogue 1019 by Jacques Griffe, Vogue Pattern Book, August/September 1961. Photo: Kazan. Whether you call it fake or faux, this season’s fur trend is only fashion’s latest take on...
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Paris, je t’aime
Vogue 1101 by Paquin, Vogue, May 1950. Model: Maxime de la Falaise. Photo: Norman Parkinson. In honour of Paris, a selection of postwar fashion photography shot on location in the city. Vogue’s...
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Richard Avedon and Sally Victor: Simplicity Pattern Book, 1950
Photo: Richard Avedon. Image via PatternVault on Etsy. During his early period as a fashion photographer, Richard Avedon (1923-2004) did some work for Simplicity, including the Fall-Winter 1950 issue...
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Free Designer Pattern: Yohji Yamamoto Top
Photo: Nick Knight. Image via SHOWstudio. SHOWstudio’s first Design Download, in May 2002, was a top by Yohji Yamamoto. I couldn’t find a runway photo of the top, but it’s consistent with those seen in...
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Evelyn Tripp
British Vogue, January 1955. Photo: Erwin Blumenfeld. Image via Vogue UK. Evelyn Tripp (1927-1995) was one of the most prolific models of the 1950s. Born on a farm in Missouri, she was discovered at 20...
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Patterns in Vogue: Pyjama Game
Detail, Vogue, November 1, 1963. Photo: Gene Laurents. Whether you’re going out or staying in, palazzo pyjamas are perfect for New Year’s Eve. “Pyjama Game—the palazzo persuasion,” a 1963 Vogue...
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New Year, Vintage You
Vogue Patterns catalogue back, September/October 1999. Image via eBay. Happy New Year! Vintage reissues give a taste of the pleasures of sewing vintage, without the bidding wars and grading. Here is an...
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Hat Trick!
It’s official… Image via Vogue Patterns magazine on Facebook. …this month marks the third time I’ve been featured in Vogue Patterns magazine. I’m the Star Blogger in the current issue, for...
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Byron Lars: Vogue Patterns
Vibe magazine, September 1993. Model: Lois Samuels. Photo: Ruven Afanador. Image via Google Books. Today is Byron Lars’ birthday. In lieu of cake, here’s a look at his work with Vogue Patterns. Women’s...
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The Look of Courrèges
Courrèges glasses, February 1965. Photo: Richard Avedon. Model: Simone D’Aillencourt. Image via the Richard Avedon Foundation. André Courrèges died early this month. He was 92. (See WWD, “André...
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Butterick Fashion News, February 1939
Butterick 8245 on the cover of Butterick Fashion News, February 1939. It’s unseasonably warm here in Toronto, so instead of my planned wintry ephemera, here’s a resort-themed cover from the late 1930s....
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McCall Fashions for January 1918
McCall Fashions, January 1918. Now that the temperature has dropped, I wanted to share a near-antique McCall News from winter 1917-18. The cover illustration shows two women skating on a frozen lake....
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Jean Patchett
Vogue, January 1950. Photo: Erwin Blumenfeld. Image via jeanpatchett.com. Today is the 90th anniversary of Jean Patchett’s birth. Jean Patchett (1926-2002) moved to New York City from her home in...
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Red Carpet Fashion: Evening Pantsuits
Amy Poehler in Stella McCartney at the Golden Globes, January 2013. Image via bustle.com. Will you be watching the Oscars on Sunday? In past years I’ve posted about goddess gowns and caftans. This...
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Season of the Witch: Gothic Patterns
Dracula’s brides (Dorothy Tree, Geraldine Dvorak, and Cornelia Thaw) in Tod Browning’s Dracula (1931) Image: tumblr. Happy Walpurgisnacht! On the eve of the feast of St. Walpurga, here’s a look at...
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Oscar de la Renta: Vogue Patterns, Part 1
There’s only one day left to see Oscar de la Renta: The Retrospective, curated by André Leon Talley for the de Young Museum in San Francisco. (Show ends May 30, 2016). If you won’t be able to make it,...
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Carmen Dell’Orefice
Carmen Dell’ Orefice in Ceil Chapman, Vogue, 1949. Photo: Norman Parkinson. Image via Norman Parkinson Archive. Carmen Dell’Orefice turns eighty-five today. Vogue, October 15, 1947. Photo: Erwin...
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Halston of Bergdorf Goodman – Vogue 7082
Royal Ascot begins today. Here’s a look at an Ascot-worthy Halston pattern. Halston licensed millinery designs with Vogue Patterns during his time as Chief Milliner at Bergdorf Goodman. (See my...
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Arnold Scaasi: Vogue Patterns
A Scaasi design on the cover of Vogue, December 1955. Photo: Richard Rutledge. Model: Mary Jane Russell. Image via tumblr. In celebration of Canada Day, this post is dedicated to the late Arnold...
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Goodbye Donna Karan, Hello Urban Zen?
Ingrid Sischy, Donna Karan New York (Assouline 2005) Image via Pinterest. Have you heard? Vogue’s Donna Karan and DKNY patterns will no longer be available after next Wednesday, July 13th. According to...
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