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Red Stole, Pink Dress, 1956 / 2026
On Sunday, Jessie Buckley became the first Irish actor to win the Academy Award for Best Actress. The silhouette of her custom, red-and-pink Chanel ensemble might nod to Grace Kelly, but for vintage pattern aficionados, the colours are pure Givenchy. This ad for Hubert de Givenchy’s first collaboration with McCall’s shows his couturier original in…
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Vintage Party People
To celebrate Pancake Tuesday and the last day of Carnival, here are some vintage fancy-dress images showing costumes “for carnival, pageant, and gala.” Happy Mardi Gras! Keep PatternVault independent and ad-free for our community โ contribute using the tip jar on the homepage. Thank you!
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