Tag: disco
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I Heart Disco: Bob Mackie for McCall’s
Bob Mackie (b. 1939) is known mainly for his work as a costume designer for performers like Carol Burnett, Diana Ross, and, of course, Cher. In the late 1970s and early ’80s, McCall’s licensed a handful of Bob Mackie designs for stretch knits. The summer heat always makes me think of disco, so here’s a…
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I Heart Disco
This week, some favourite disco patterns! The term ‘disco’ is a little nebulous. Disco music was popular from the mid-1970s to about 1980. Its huge popularity led to an anti-disco backlash that’s come to be symbolized by Disco Demolition Night, a.k.a. the ‘Disco Riots,’ which took place in the summer of 1979 (see Jo Meek, “Earth,…
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