Tag: 1950s
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Create Your Brilliant Season
A Celanese advertising insert from the late 1950s shows McCall’s festive styles in the latest synthetic silks—top models and more than one tiara from the multinational chemical company that brought you cellulose acetate. The booklet frames small, full-length photos of McCall’s designs with close-ups showing off the “brilliant” textiles. Here, McCall’s 4999 is shown in…
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James Galanos: McCall’s Patterns
James Galanos died last month. He was 92. According to his obituary in the New York Times, Galanos authorized only two licenses: furs and fragrance. But he also licensed commercial sewing patterns — first with McCall’s, and later with Vogue Patterns. This post looks at Galanos’ 1950s patterns with McCall’s. Born in Philadelphia to Greek…
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