Christy Turlington wears handmade dress Vogue 8293 (with Jil Sander coat), Vogue, August 1993. Photo: Ellen von Unwerth. Editor: Grace Coddington. Image: Vogue Archive.
Do you remember Grace Coddington’s Amish editorial? From late summer, 1993, “The Great Plain” looks forward to Schitt’s Creek and today’s back-to-the-land trend. It also features two Vogue Sport dress patterns.
Christy Turlington in Vogue 8293 dress (Jil Sander coat), Vogue, August 1993. Photo: Ellen von Unwerth. Editor: Grace Coddington. Image: Vogue Archive.
The Vogue team travelled to rural Pennsylvania for the shoot. In the opening spread and barnyard square-dancing sequence, Christy Turlington wears simple dresses, made up in cotton broadcloth from Sutter Textiles.
Christy Turlington in Vogue 8315, Vogue, August 1993. Photo: Ellen von Unwerth. Editor: Grace Coddington. Image: Vogue Archive.
Technical drawing for patterns seen in “The Great Plain,” 1993.David Rose (Dan Levy) returning to nature in CBC’s Schitt’s Creek, Season 2. Image: Vogue / PopTV.
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Hello Sarah!
I remember this Vogue Magazine spread, and the dresses at that time certainly had this type of feel and design esthetic. It certainly could be an easy style to wear, and I did have a few versions of such a dress. Now, I wish there was a pattern for that Jil Sander’s coat! Now that’s a classic, to be sure!
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Hello Sarah!
I remember this Vogue Magazine spread, and the dresses at that time certainly had this type of feel and design esthetic. It certainly could be an easy style to wear, and I did have a few versions of such a dress. Now, I wish there was a pattern for that Jil Sander’s coat! Now that’s a classic, to be sure!
Jacqueline