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Grace Coddington at 80

May 30, 2021May 30, 2021by Sarah SheehanLeave a Comment

Detail, “Brief Encounter,” *Vogue*, December 1991. Photo: Helmut Newton. Editor: Grace Coddinton. Image: Vogue Archive.

Last month, the inimitable Grace Coddington turned 80. (Read her reminiscence in British Vogue here.) To celebrate, here is a selection of Coddington images featuring Vogue patterns, created in collaboration with Peter Lindbergh, Ellen von Unwerth, and Helmut Newton.

"Seeing Spots" 7054 Women's robe and shorts (1987) "Additional information: shorten shorts." — Naomi Campbell in V7054 in “Seeing Spots,” *Vogue*, June 1990. Photo: Peter Lindbergh. Editor: Grace Coddington. Image: Vogue Archive.

Christy Turlington in V2478 by Donna Karan, “Jean Seberg,” *Vogue*, October 1990. Photo: Ellen von Unwerth. Editor: Grace Coddington. Image: Vogue Archive.

Helena Christensen in V7960 with Cindy Crawford in Saint-Tropez in “Brief Encounter,” *Vogue*, December 1991. Photo: Helmut Newton. Editor: Grace Coddinton. Image: Vogue Archive.

Happy belated birthday, Ms. Coddington!

Grace Coddington models Hayfield 495: Hayfield Bri-Nylon Patterns Designed by Vogue Knitting (1966) Image: Knitting Now and Then.

1990s

Patterns in Vogue: Stella Tennant by Steven Meisel

December 17, 2020December 17, 2020by Sarah SheehanLeave a Comment

Vogue 9345 trench pattern in Vogue, May 1996 — Stella Tennant in “Spare Change,” *Vogue*, May 1996. Photo: Steven Meisel. Editor: Camilla Nickerson. Image: Vogue Archive.

Stella Tennant turns 50 today. In a Bauhaus-inspired, mid-’90s editorial, the British supermodel wears a minimalist trench coat made from a Vogue pattern.

Tennant’s trench is view C of Vogue 9345, made up in cotton twill from B&J Fabrics and, as always, “edited by Vogue.”