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Isaac Mizrahi: Vogue Patterns

Unzipped, the groundbreaking fashion film, is 25 this month. The 1995 documentary made Isaac Mizrahi a household name. (Read more at Vogue.com.) To celebrate, here’s a look at Mizrahi’s vintage Vogue patterns. Born in Brooklyn, Isaac Mizrahi (b. 1961) started licensing patterns not long after showing his first solo collection. Vogue Patterns Magazine welcomed him…
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About Time: Fashion and Duration

The PatternVault blog turns nine today! It’s been a pleasure writing about vintage fashion for you, for almost a decade. Speaking of the passage of time, this year’s major Costume Institute show, About Time: Fashion and Duration, also considers questions of style and temporality. Planned to mark the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s 150th anniversary, the…
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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.