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Summer 2020 Designer Pattern Highlights

Have you seen the new summer patterns? For Summer, 2020, Rachel Comey covers the Vogue Patterns lookbook for the second season in a row. Like Spring’s Agave suit, the aqua and gold cover look is from Rachel Comey Spring 2019. The Amplus top features big puffed sleeves and overcast edge detail, while the New Joust…
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1920s, 1930s, The pattern business

Selvedge 95 / #McCalls150

I’m pleased to announce that I’m among the contributors to the upcoming Heritage issue of Selvedge Magazine. My piece is called “Maison McCall,” and it’s about McCall’s interwar couturier patterns. Update: Read a preview of my article here. Did you know McCall’s shares its founding year with the Metropolitan Museum of Art? Both are celebrating…
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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.