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Rico Lebrun for McCall’s
View post: Rico Lebrun for McCall’sThis month marks 125 years since the birth of the artist Rico Lebrun. To celebrate, this post is dedicated to his Deco-era fashion illustrations for McCall’s. Born in Naples, Federico “Rico” Lebrun (1900-1964) emigrated to the United States in 1924. He spent five years working as a commercial artist in New York City, creating fashion…
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Patterns in Vogue: Katarina the Great
View post: Patterns in Vogue: Katarina the GreatKatarina Witt is 60 today. In 1991, not long after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the East German-born champion figure skater was touring the U.S. with Brian Boitano, and Arthur Elgort photographed her for Vogue in a top and briefs made with Very Easy Vogue patterns. The patterns are Vogue 7189 and Vogue 7877,…
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