Tag: couture
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John Galliano for Givenchy: Vogue Patterns
John Galliano’s designs for Givenchy were the first to alert me to the fact that Vogue designer patterns can replicate high fashion designs. When I saw this dress—on Shalom Harlow on the runway and later on Linda Evangelista in Vogue— and this Vogue Paris Original in my mother’s subscription copy of Vogue Patterns I felt…
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Alexander McQueen for Givenchy: Vogue Patterns, Part 2
This week, the second instalment of my continuing three-part series on Alexander McQueen’s Givenchy designs for Vogue Patterns. (Read Part 1 here.) Our next four patterns were drawn from three Givenchy collections presented in 1998: the Fall 1998 and Spring 1999 ready-to-wear, and the Spring 1998 couture. 3. Givenchy Haute Couture Spring/Summer 1998 (shown January 1998)…
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