Tag: vintage
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James Galanos: McCall’s Patterns
James Galanos died last month. He was 92. According to his obituary in the New York Times, Galanos authorized only two licenses: furs and fragrance. But he also licensed commercial sewing patterns — first with McCall’s, and later with Vogue Patterns. This post looks at Galanos’ 1950s patterns with McCall’s. Born in Philadelphia to Greek…
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What to Wear in an Emergency
From Weldons’ 1940s So-Easy line, this “Ten-Second” Siren Wrap features a cozy hood and chic contrast binding: Other So-Easy air raid patterns included a women’s two-way siren suit (no. 19), child’s hooded siren suit (no. 17), and girl’s hooded siren suit (no. 18). The pattern tissue is printed with an advertisement for Dewhurst’s Sylko machine…
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