Tag: couture
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PatternVault 10th anniversary!
The PatternVault blog is ten! That’s a whole decade of writing about fashion, fine sewing, and the venerable tradition of paper patterns. If you’re curious about where it all began, check out my 2011 series on Alexander McQueen sewing patterns. Yes, I’m still busy with the campaign to save the beautiful, historic St. Giles church…
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Libération at 50
Yves Saint Laurent’s landmark Spring 1971 haute couture collection, LibĂ©ration, is 50. For more on the designer’s LibĂ©ration collection, see my 2015 post here. Saint Laurent unveiled the collection in Paris on January 29, 1971. Licensed LibĂ©ration patterns were available from Vogue the next season, photographed by the late Frank Horvat. The LibĂ©ration dress pattern…
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