• 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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  • Pucci 70th Anniversary
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    Pucci 70th Anniversary

    Pucci has been in the news this week with the announcement that Josephus Thimister will consult on the next collection, following the departure in April of head designer Massimo Giorgetti. (See WWD.) The house of Pucci is also celebrating its 70th anniversary this year. Before becoming a Vogue Couturier in the 1960s, Emilio Pucci designed…

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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.