• Sixth Anniversary Sale!

    Sixth Anniversary Sale!

    To celebrate the six-year anniversary of my Etsy shop, I’m having a sale: 30% off everything in the shop. To receive the discount, use the coupon code: YEARTHESIXTH The sale runs from today, May 28th, until midnight EDT on Saturday, June 3rd. Support independent research and help keep this blog advertising-free! Happy shopping!

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  • Motherhood, 1971

    Motherhood, 1971

    In honour of Mother’s Day, some maternity images from an early ’70s Vogue Pattern Book. That’s Vogue 7952 by the red Volkswagen bug. (Shoes: Charles Jourdan.) The other maternity patterns are Vogue 7382 and Vogue 8079. Happy Mother’s Day!

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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.