Author: Sarah Sheehan
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YSL Wedding Dress (or, Adventures in Tartan)
Last year I made my own wedding dress using an Yves Saint Laurent pattern. Vogue Patterns magazine recently published a photo: (Hat by Emilliner by Emily Clark. Read her fabulous millinery blog here.) A similar shot won our photographer Jon Thorpe an ISPWP award for Best Bridal Party Portrait. (Congrats, Jon!) Our wedding was also…
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Heat Wave! Vintage Beachwear Patterns
It’s been a very hot summer here in Toronto. The Toronto Standard’s recent article on nearby Sunnyside Beach is a reminder of how Torontonians coped with high temperatures in the days before air conditioning. The stretch of Lake Ontario shoreline known as Sunnyside Beach was a popular bathing spot from the early 20th century on,…
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