• Battle On, Xena!

    Battle On, Xena!

    Before Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman, there was Xena: Warrior Princess. The Hercules spinoff starring Lucy Lawless as a Thracian warrior became a cult hit, thanks partly to that iconic leather armour by Ngila Dickson. Best known today for her work on Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy, Dickson won a New Zealand Film and…

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  • Winter/Holiday 2017 Designer Highlights
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    Winter/Holiday 2017 Designer Highlights

    From Guy Laroche to Paco Peralta, Vogue’s designer patterns for Winter/Holiday 2017 offer a range of festive looks for the coming season. The new Guy Laroche is a skinny jean and party top, recommended for lamé: The ensemble is the first pattern to be drawn from Adam Andrascik’s debut collection for Laroche. Gleaming tartan jacquard…

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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.