• Cher by Richard Avedon
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    Cher by Richard Avedon

    Cher is turning 80 today. To celebrate, here’s a look at a Cher portfolio by Richard Avedon that includes two Vogue patterns. Avedon’s 14-page Cher editorial appeared in Vogue’s mid-November issue for 1966, which would have hit newsstands not long after she released her third solo album, Chér. The patterns are Vogue 6985 and Vogue…

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  • Christa Fiedler-Marant

    Christa Fiedler-Marant

    For Mother’s Day, this post is dedicated to Christa Fiedler-Marant, the high-fashion model, talent agent, and mother of designer Isabel Marant. Born in Munich, Christa Fiedler was a prominent model of the 1960s who went on to co-found a Paris modelling agency, Models International, with fellow model Simone D’Aillencourt. She married Claude Marant, a French…

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Sarah Sheehan has published articles on couture patterns in DRESS and Selvedge. She launched the PatternVault blog in 2011 with a series on Givenchy sewing patterns by Alexander McQueen. This blog explores the intersections between high fashion and DIY culture. Read full bio.