Category: 1970s
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Patterns in Vogue: Peggy Dillard
In 1977, Peggy Dillard became the second Black woman to make the cover of U.S. Vogue. Born in Greenville, South Carolina, Dillard (b. 1956) went on to become an artist and entrepreneur; she started modelling when she was a fashion student. Inside her first cover issue, she also appears in a Bob Richardson pattern editorial.…
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Soft Holiday Fashions, 1973
A red, hooded, designer maxi dress makes the case for “Soft Holiday Fashions” on this festive Butterick home catalogue cover from Winter, 1973. The same image was used for the cover of the December retail catalogue, and although both covers show only the pattern number, the dress is by Kenzo Takada — at the time,…
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