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Indie influencer since 2011. Celebrating the rich history of DIY couture with fashion historian & industry observer @DrSarahSheehan. #VoguePatterns 📷: Ishimuro

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Joined December 2012
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⚡️ “Paco Peralta, 1962-2019” #RIP xitter.gq/i/moments/110345726790…
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givenchy spring 1997 couture by alexander mcqueen
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In memoriam: Mary Quant (1930 – 2023) blog.pattern-vault.com/2023/…
In memoriam: Mary Quant (1930 – 2023)

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 …

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Bear Island reminds me of Ottawa.. thegotparty.com/ #GameofThrones #GOT2016
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Mary Quant, 1930–2023
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Mary Quant has died at the age of 93, her family confirmed in a statement on 13 April. trib.al/YZlakYN
“Snobbery Has Gone Out Of Fashion”: Remembering The Inimitable Mary Quant

“Snobbery Has Gone Out Of Fashion”: Remembering The Inimitable Mary Quant

Mary Quant has died at the age of 93, her family confirmed in a statement on 13 April.

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The Look of Courrèges @CourregesParis @McCallPatternCo #sewing blog.pattern-vault.com/2016/…
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A McCall's pattern after Courrèges with op art by the late Marcel Barbeau (Crompton Corduroy ad, 1965) @CCThing
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Updated for Kate Moss Month with @SHOWstudio video: Courrèges Edge (1995) wp.me/p1GSeZ-1Ed @McCallPatternCo

Patterns in Vogue: Courrèges Edge

Kate Moss in “Courrèges Edge.” Photo: Nick Knight, 1995. Today we’re used to a firm division between fashion magazines and sewing magazines. But for several decades after Condé Na…

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Getting ready for a darning workshop this afternoon. Looking forward to teaching this valuable repair skill! #visiblemending #darning #workshop #repair #makedoandmend
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1920s Fashion & Neo-Egyptomania #NYE #sewing #Tutankhamun100 blog.pattern-vault.com/2022/…
Neo-Egyptomania

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 …

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We are deeply saddened to hear the passing of legendary fashion designer Vivienne Westwood. Our thoughts go to her friends and family.
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Hard to believe it's already been 10 years! Thanks everyone for joining me on this journey through designer #vintage #sewing patterns 🪡 Here's to the next 10 🙌🏻 #MyTwitterAnniversary
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The cover of this year’s Cartoons & Puzzles Issue, by Chris Ware. #NewYorkerCovers
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Fire and Blood: A House of the Dragon pattern blog.pattern-vault.com/2022/…
Fire and Blood: House of the Dragon Patterns

Fire and Blood: House of the Dragon Patterns

Targaryen view of McCall’s 8335. Image: McCall’s. The Saturnalia begins today. Since ancient Rome was one of George R.R. Martin’s inspirations for Old Valyria, the Targaryen homel…

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Happy Birthday, Emilio Pucci! House of Pucci 75th Anniversary & Pucci Patterns in DRESS #HBD #OTD #VoguePatterns @EmilioPucci @LaudomiaP @CostumeSociety blog.pattern-vault.com/2022/…

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…

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I somehow never knew that Vogue mag actually used Vogue sewing patterns for photo shoots back in the day. Very cool! via @PatternVault blog.pattern-vault.com/2020/…
Patterns in Vogue: Huston in Ireland

Patterns in Vogue: Huston in Ireland

Detail, “Looking Great,” Vogue, October 15, 1969. Photos: Richard Avedon. Editor: Polly Mellen. Image: Vogue Archive. For her first appearance in American Vogue, Anjelica Huston flew to…

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The Royal School of Needlework turns 150 today! In celebration, we would like to announce the opening of our Online Exhibition – ‘150 Years of the Royal School of Needlework: Crown to Catwalk’. Follow the link: bit.ly/3FHftjV Image: The Graphic magazine, 1904 #RSN150
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This week’s cover, “Old Haunts,” by @sergiogarciabd. #NewYorkerCovers nyer.cm/JI1mlsK
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Costume pattern post roundup! 🪡🎃 #DIY #costume #HamOnt #Halloween2021 blog.pattern-vault.com/cospl…
Cosplay + Costuming

Cosplay + Costuming

Costume patterns: not just for Halloween any more. My posts on sewing patterns for cosplay and costuming, kept up to date for easy reference. The Addams Family Arkivestry Buffy the Vampire Slayer F…

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