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Lauren Hutton
Lauren Hutton in Vogue Pattern Book, Winter 1968. Photo: Ray Solowinski. This week my new series on fashion models and sewing patterns continues with the great American model, Lauren Hutton. (See the...
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Mad Men Era 8: McCall’s New York Designers
Jane and Roger Sterling (Peyton List and John Slattery) in Mad Men, season 5. Image via AMC. With Mad Men entering its final season, my Mad Men-era series concludes with two posts on fashion designers...
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Vintage Designer Menswear: Vogue Patterns
Vogue 2917 by Bill Blass (1973) Image via PatternVault on Etsy. It’s been some time since Vogue offered designer menswear patterns. In the 1970s and 1980s, home sewers could choose from licensed...
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Designer Swimwear: Vintage Patterns
McCall’s 7138 by Bob Mackie on the cover of McCall’s news, July 1980. It’s been another hot summer here in Toronto. One of my earliest blog posts, Heat Wave!, surveys vintage beachwear patterns. This...
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