I Heart Disco
From McCall’s 4046 by Halston (1974). This week, some favourite disco patterns! The term ‘disco’ is a little nebulous. Disco music was popular from the mid-1970s to about 1980. Its huge popularity led...
View ArticleMad Men Era 4: Old House, New Designer
Betty Draper (January Jones) in “The Color Blue” (Mad Men, Season 3) Mad Men has finally returned to the air with the first episodes of Season 5. This week my Mad Men-era series continues with four...
View ArticleAngeleen
Angeleen on the cover of British Vogue, February 1974. Photo: Norman Parkinson. Image via Alice Mary Barnes. Southern beauty queen and model Angeleen (1950-2009) is a familiar face to vintage pattern...
View ArticleClash of the Titans: Goddess Gowns
Oscar season is upon us, and that means goddess gowns. Goddess gowns usually share elements of classical drapery and the simple construction of the toga and chiton. Here’s a selection of patterns for...
View ArticleLanvin 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...
View ArticleLanvin 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...
View ArticleParis, 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...
View ArticleJill Kennington
Jill Kennington in Vogue 1676 by Elio Berhanyer, Vogue Pattern Book International, Winter 1966. Image: eBay. British model-turned-photographer Jill Kennington turns 75 today. Born and raised in...
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