Tag: 1950s
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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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Arnold Scaasi: Vogue Patterns
In celebration of Canada Day, this post is dedicated to the late Arnold Scaasi. Arnold Scaasi (1930-2015) was born in Montreal as Arnold Isaacs. (Scaasi is Isaacs backwards—depending who you ask, the designer changed his name either to sound more Italian or less Jewish.) His father was a furrier, his mother had studied opera, and…
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