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Spring 2020 Designer Pattern Highlights

It’s nearly the equinox: time for my Spring patterns report. As I mentioned back in December, I’ve been busy with other projects. I’m happy to share that my campaign to save Hanrahan’s, a historic Hamilton hotel turned tavern, was successful! (Read my latest op-ed | front page news | local news coverage.) Huge thanks to…
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Free Designer Pattern: McQueen Dress

In memory of Paco Peralta. SHOWstudio’s latest Design Download is an Alexander McQueen dress. A current-season design, it was the opening look in Sarah Burton’s Spring 2020 collection for McQueen. This romantic collection drew comparisons with the couture, featuring reworked old patterns and past-season fabrics, as well as Irish linens, damask or beetled, fine wool…
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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.