Tag: 1970s
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Laura Ashley for McCall’s, 1975
In celebration of St. David’s Day, here’s an early McCall’s pattern by Laura Ashley (1925–1985), who was born in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. Laura Ashley started licensing patterns with McCall’s in 1975, some fourteen years after the company opened its first shop, in Machynlleth. This “Carefree” design for a cropped jacket, blouse, and jumper was available…
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Patterns in Vogue: Peggy Dillard
In 1977, Peggy Dillard became the second Black woman to make the cover of U.S. Vogue. Born in Greenville, South Carolina, Dillard (b. 1956) went on to become an artist and entrepreneur; she started modelling when she was a fashion student. Inside her first cover issue, she also appears in a Bob Richardson pattern editorial.…
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