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In memoriam: Emanuel Ungaro
Emanuel Ungaro Couture at the Château de Raray, Vogue, December 1985. Photo: Deborah Turbeville. Farewell to Emanuel Ungaro, one of the great couturiers to emerge from the twentieth century. Read his...
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A Good Day for Tartan
Vogue 7175 (1967) Coordinates. In honour of Tartan Day, a Sixties Vogue Special Design for coordinates, shown in what looks to be the Munro tartan. Alba gu bràth!
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Free Designer Pattern: Mary Quant Georgie Dress
Georgie dress by Mary Quant (ca. 1962) Image: V&A. As part of its recent Mary Quant exhibit, the V&A shared a pattern for an early Quant design. The Georgie dress dates to the Bazaar days,...
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In memoriam: Kenzo Takada
Kenzo ensemble photographed in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Vogue, August 1975. Model: Vibeke Knudsen. Photo: Helmut Newton. Image: Vogue Archive. Farewell to the singular Kenzo Takada, pioneer of the...
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In memoriam: Stella Tennant
Stella Tennant in Oscar de la Renta FW 2001, Vogue, June 2001. Photo: Arthur Elgort. Editor: Grace Coddington. Image: Bellazon. In memory of Stella Tennant, 1970–2020. Stella Tennant in Spring 1997...
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In memoriam: Pierre Cardin
Pierre Cardin Spring 1969 couture, Vogue, March 15, 1969. Photo: Bert Stern. Image: Vogue Archive. Farewell to Pierre Cardin, the great futurist, couture iconoclast, and lifestyle brand pioneer. Read...
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Vogue Pattern Book Centenary
Vogue Pattern Book, December–January 1924–25. Illustration: Harriet Meserole. Image: Pinterest. Did you know? The first issue of Vogue Pattern Book was published in 1920, making 2020 the hundredth...
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Libération at 50
Yves Saint Laurent smoking and shorts, Spring 1971 haute couture (Libération). “Les nouvelles vamps,” L’Officiel no. 583 (March 1971). Photo: Dominique Laporte. Image: jalougallery.com. Yves Saint...
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In memoriam: Alber Elbaz
Alber Elbaz with model in Lanvin, 2009. Photo: Tim Walker. Image: The New Yorker. Farewell to Alber Elbaz, the beloved designer for Guy Laroche, Saint Laurent, and Lanvin. Read his New York Times...
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PatternVault 10th anniversary!
Alexander McQueen Fall 2021 by Sarah Burton. Photo: Paolo Roversi. Image: Vogue Runway courtesy of Alexander McQueen. The PatternVault blog is ten! That’s a whole decade of writing about fashion, fine...
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Paco Peralta 60
Paco Peralta tunic (V1550) on the cover of Sew Today magazine, June 2021. Photo: Tim Geaney. Image: Sewdirect. Paco Peralta would have been 60 today. Peralta died in 2019, just after his 57th birthday....
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Dracula 125
Dracula’s brides (Dorothy Tree, Geraldine Dvorak, and Cornelia Thaw) in Tod Browning’s Dracula (1931) Image: tumblr. Happy World Dracula Day! Today is the 125th anniversary of Bram Stoker’s Dracula....
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In memoriam: Issey Miyake (1938 – 2022)
Issey Miyake linen hood on the cover of British Vogue, April 1984. Model: Elisabetta Ramella. Photo: Paolo Roversi. Image: eBay. Farewell to the brilliant Issey Miyake, who brought many a sewing...
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Fire and Blood: A House of the Dragon pattern
Targaryen view of McCall’s 8335. Image: Issuu. The Saturnalia begins today. Since ancient Rome was one of George R.R. Martin’s inspirations for Old Valyria, the Targaryen homeland, here’s a costume...
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Neo-Egyptomania
Neo-Egyptian cover of Needlecraft, June 1929. Illustration: Reginald P. Ward. Image: eBay. The tomb of Tutankhamun was rediscovered in November, 1922, making 2022 the centennial of all things King Tut....
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In memoriam: Mary Quant (1930 – 2023)
Mary Quant with husband and business partner Alexander Plunket Greene on New York City’s Park Avenue, LIFE magazine, December 5, 1960. Photo: Ken Heyman. Image: LIFE archive. Farewell to the legendary...
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Year of the Dragon
The Chinese Influence: McCall 3536 blouse pattern on the cover of McCall Printed Pattern Style News, January 1924. This McCall’s leaflet illustrating “the Chinese influence” on fashion is 100 years...
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