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Selvedge 95 / #McCalls150
Selvedge Issue 95 – Heritage (July/August 2020) Image: Selvedge. I’m pleased to announce that I’m among the contributors to the upcoming Heritage issue of Selvedge Magazine. My piece is called “Maison...
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Wings Not Included: Faerie Costuming
Detail, Simplicity 8629 by Firefly Path. Image: Simplicity. This Halloween, a look at faerie costumes. Jareth’s fairy ball in Labyrinth (1986) Costume design: Ellis Flyte and Brian Froud. Image: 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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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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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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One Cloak to Rule Them All: Costume Patterns Inspired by Tolkien
Make a cloak, wizard’s robe and hat: Simplicity 0591 (2016) Image: Etsy. This month marks the 20-year anniversary of Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings. The trilogy first hit cinemas with The Fellowship...
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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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Happy Birthday, Pucci! 75th Anniversary & Pucci Patterns in DRESS
Simone D’Aillencourt in a Pucci shirt in three colors of cotton satin, British Vogue, April 1956. Photo: Norman Parkinson. Image: Iconic Images / Condé Nast / DRESS. Did you know the house of Pucci is...
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Lanvin at the Cinémathèque
With the 78th edition of the Festival de Cannes starting today, here’s a look at a couture pattern with a fun cinematic connection. When Vogue’s Clifford Coffin photographed the first batch of Paris...
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