Tag: Vogue Patterns
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Le cocktail en Givenchy
In 1978, the Brussels Hilton had been freshly redecorated by Hubert de Givenchy, and L’Officiel publicized it with an editorial showing a pair of models as hotel guests dressed in Givenchy designs. The female model wears Spring 1978 Givenchy couture: “[R]obe en crêpe de Chine façonné à pois blancs sur fond bleu marine, d’Abraham, avec…
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As Worn by Schiaparelli, 1941
Yesterday was Elsa Schiaparelli’s birthday. Last year, I included a portrait of the designer in my Vogue Patterns 125 slideshow. Here’s a bit more about that photograph, which shows Schiaparelli wearing an ensemble made with a Vogue pattern. In 1941, Elsa Schiaparelli was in New York City, managing her fragrance business and speaking in support…
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