Category: 1950s
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Polyester Boudoir
In honour of Valentine’s Day, a boudoir-themed ad from the February/March 1959 issue of Vogue Pattern Book, British edition: (Terylene was produced by Imperial Chemical Industries. The patterns are Vogue 9309 and Vogue 9179.) Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone!
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From Paris to You
If you’ve ever recognized an old sewing pattern in a contemporary fashion editorial, you may have wondered about the relationship between the designer originals and their licensed, pattern versions. In the late Fifties, Dorothy Roe, women’s editor of the Associated Press, wrote a wire story about just that. “How French Couturiers Reach U.S. Dressmakers,” which…
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