• The World of Anna Sui
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    The World of Anna Sui

    The World of Anna Sui opened at the Fashion and Textile Museum in London last weekend. It’s the museum’s first retrospective on a living American designer, with an accompanying book by Tim Blanks—out today from Abrams. Anna Sui licensed her work with Vogue Patterns for some 16 years, from the mid-1990s to 2011. Read my…

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  • 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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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.