Tag: 1960s
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Patterns in Vogue: Helmut Newton at the Beach
In the mid-1960s, Helmut Newton photographed a two-page Vogue Patterns editorial for Vogue magazine on location at Wanda Beach, near Sydney, Australia. The editorial features two pieces from a single beachwear pattern: Vogue 6211. The cowl-neck coverup is shown in white terry cloth, the one-piece drawstring bathing suit in double-knit Orlon; the linen hats are…
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Nena von SchlebrĂĽgge and Uma Thurman
(A late Mother’s Day post since I was under the weather yesterday.) In honour of Mother’s Day, this models post is devoted to a mother and daughter who both modelled for designer sewing patterns: Nena von SchlebrĂĽgge and Uma Thurman. Nena von SchlebrĂĽgge (b. 1941) was born in Mexico City to German-Swedish parents who had…
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