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Mad Men Era 2: The Old Guard II
View post: Mad Men Era 2: The Old Guard IIThis week my series on Mad Men-era designer patterns continues with four designers who established their labels between the early 1940s and 1950: Jacques Griffe, Pauline Trigère, Pierre Balmain, and Pierre Cardin. Jacques Griffe (1917-1974) Jacques Griffe was born in the medieval city of Carcassonne, France. After two apprenticeships, first with a tailor and then…
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Mad Men Era 1: The Old Guard I
View post: Mad Men Era 1: The Old Guard ITo kick off my series on Mad Men-era designer patterns, we’ll be looking at four established couturiers who released designs through Vogue Patterns in the early 1960s: Jacques Heim, Madame Grès, Jo Mattli, and Jean Dessès. All four are associated with Paris and presided over a fashion house before the Second World War. The series…
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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.
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