Tag: 2000s
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Envelope Fail: Vogue 2893 by Donna Karan
When I first started collecting sewing patterns, Naomi was baffled. She couldn’t understand my interest when the styling on modern pattern envelopes was bland or worse. This new, occasional series looks at designer patterns that fail to convey the strengths of the original—not as an end in itself, but in the hope of provoking reflection…
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Anna Sui: Vogue Patterns, Part 2
This week, the second part of my series on Vogue patterns by Anna Sui. (See Part 1 here.) 5. Anna Sui Spring/Summer 1999 Sui’s Spring 1999 collection was inspired by American sportswear designer Claire McCardell. Nylon dresses invoked McCardell’s functionalism, while denim pieces developed the Americana theme. Further New World references ranged from Mexican clothing,…
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