• Anniversary Sale!

    Anniversary Sale!

    To celebrate the one-year anniversary of my Etsy shop, I’m having a week-long sale: 20% off everything in the store. To receive the discount, use the coupon code YEARTHEFIRST. The sale runs from today, May 28th, until midnight EDT on Sunday, June 3rd. Update: Sale extended to Sunday, June 10th! Happy shopping!

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  • Mad Men Era 6: New Talent
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    Mad Men Era 6: New Talent

    This week, three newer designers who established their companies in the late 1950s and early 1960s: Guy Laroche, Irene Galitzine, and Federico Forquet. Guy Laroche (1921-1989) Guy Laroche worked as assistant to Jean Dessès for seven years before founding his own couture house in 1957. He had an early success with his ready-to-wear line, founded…

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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.