Tag: illustration
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McCall Style News, December 1925
I wanted to share this mid-1920s, Christmas-themed cover of McCall Style News. From December, 1925, the illustration shows two women—well-dressed in coat ensembles—accompanying a young girl carrying a wreath. I love how makes it look like she has two mothers. The patterns are McCall 4336, 4248, and 4337. This copy came from Bresee’s Oneonta Department…
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Pan Am Games 2015, Vintage Pattern Edition: Cycling
This week Iām looking at vintage patterns showing sports of the Pan Am Games. (See the first post here.) Today: a pattern for cycling. Cycling. This cycling illustration graced the cover of the summer 1938 issue of Vogue Pattern Book: The pattern is Vogue 8014, a sport or evening frock, bolero, and calot (hat) in…
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