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Costumes after Eiko Ishioka

In memory of Eiko Ishioka, who would have been 80 this year, a look at costume patterns based on her work. Eiko Ishioka (1938-2012) is best known as the costume designer for The Cell and Bram Stoker’s Dracula, for which she won an Academy Award in 1993. Her last film project was Tarsem Singh’s Mirror…
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2000s, The pattern business

Winter/Holiday 2018 Designer Pattern Highlights

The new designer patterns for Winter/Holiday 2018 amp up the drama with sparkle and embellishment. Vogue’s designer cover looks are by Badgley Mischka. Gracing both catalogue and magazine covers is Nadja Giramata, a Rwandan-French model represented by Elite New York. Here and on the retail catalogue cover, she wears Badgley Mischka’s strapless popover gown with…
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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.