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Patterns in Vogue: Gia in Versace, 1979
Detail, Gia Carangi in Vogue, July 1979. Photo: Alex Chatelain. 2017 is officially the year of Versace. To mark the 20th anniversary of her brother’s death, Donatella Versace has been returning to the...
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Glow, Holiday 1979
Tara Shannon wears Yves Saint Laurent’s V2337 in Vogue Patterns, November/December 1979, “Glow” editorial. Photo: Albert Watson. Perfume: Opium, of course! Yves Saint Laurent’s Chinese tunic got a lot...
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Patterns in Vogue: Romantic Gestures
Susan Holmes in Vogue, December 1990. Photo: Ellen von Unwerth. Editor: André Leon Talley. Image: Ma Chérie, Dior. An opulent early ’90s holiday editorial, shot by Ellen von Unwerth and styled by André...
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Jill Kennington
Jill Kennington in Vogue 1676 by Elio Berhanyer, Vogue Pattern Book International, Winter 1966. Image: eBay. British model-turned-photographer Jill Kennington turns 75 today. Born and raised in...
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Spring 2018 Designer Highlights
Catherine Nako wears a Tracy Reese dress at Red’s Jazz Shoe Shine Parlor, Detroit. Photo: Ray Rushing. Image: Instagram. Have you seen the new designer patterns for Spring 2018? Badgley Mischka are...
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Mirella Petteni
Mirella Petteni in Venice, 1966. Photo: Helmut Newton. Image: Tumblr. Happy Mardi Gras! To celebrate the last day of Carnival, here’s a look at the star of Helmut Newton’s 1966 Venetian shoot: Italian...
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In the Orchard
Vogue 8103 in Vogue Pattern Book, 1971. Photo: Arthur Elgort. Arthur Elgort photographed this Miss Vogue design, Vogue 8103, ca. 1971. Shown in Abraham sheer wool challis, and apparently cut on the...
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Millinery Roundup
A hats roundup for Easter. Sally Victor Mr. John Mad Men-era milliners Halston of Bergdorf Goodman Jean Muir Frederick Fox Patricia Underwood Stephen Jones
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Summer 2018 Designer Pattern Highlights
A look from Guy Laroche Spring 2017. Image: vogue.com. The new designer patterns for Summer 2018 play with texture and special fabrics. Lace, seersucker, matelassé, waffle georgette, even a laser-cut...
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Patterns in Vogue: Where There’s Sun There’s Silk
Detail, British Vogue, May 1966. Photo: Helmut Newton. Image: Youthquakers. A mid-1960s Helmut Newton editorial features a leopard and a Vogue pattern. The model on the right wears Vogue 6468’s beach...
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Pertegaz 1918-2018
Pertegaz (Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, 2004) Model: Laura Ponte. Photo: Antoni Bernad. Image: The Cary Collection. Manuel Pertegaz was born on this day in 1918. Paco Peralta asked me to contribute to...
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Sewing and Smoking
Detail, Virginia Slims advertisement, 1975. Today is World No Tobacco Day. Here’s a look at a Virginia Slims ad that ran in Vogue Patterns magazine. The mid-’70s ad—with the famous You’ve come a long...
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Carolyn Murphy
Carolyn Murphy in Armani, Vogue Italia, September 1998. Photo: Steven Meisel. Image: Pleasure Photo. Supermodel Carolyn Murphy can be seen on some ’90s Vogue patterns. Born in Florida, Carolyn Murphy...
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Fall 2018 Designer Pattern Highlights
Vivien Solari in Anne Klein’s Fall 2015 ad campaign. Photo: Nathaniel Goldberg. Editor: Laura Ferrara. Image: Instagram. Have you seen the new Fall patterns? 1597 Vogue Patterns lookbook Fall 2018....
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Ralph Lauren: 50 Years
Linda Evangelista in Ralph Lauren, Vogue, September 1991. Photo: Arthur Elgort. Editor: Grace Coddington. Image: TFS. Tonight at New York Fashion Week, Ralph Lauren celebrates his company’s 50th...
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Winter/Holiday 2018 Designer Pattern Highlights
A look from Cynthia Rowley Fall 2017. Photo: William Eadon. Image: Vogue Runway. The new designer patterns for Winter/Holiday 2018 amp up the drama with sparkle and embellishment. Vogue’s designer...
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Grunge Again
Lady Gaga in Marc Jacobs’ grunge reissue, Elle, November 2018. Photo: Ruth Hogben and Andrea Gelardin. Editor: Nicola Formichetti. Image: Marc Jacobs via Twitter. Grunge is back. Marc Jacobs has...
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Patterns in Vogue: Hutton Meets Warhol
Lauren Hutton with Warhol pillows. Photo: Gianni Penati. Image: flickr. A Vreeland-era Vogue Patterns editorial shows Lauren Hutton with silver, helium-filled pillows by Andy Warhol, who would have...
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Patterns in Vogue: Pillow Talk
“Fresh, frothy, delicious” – breakfast coat worn by Dorothea McGowan in Vogue, May 1, 1960. Photo: Leombruno-Bodi. This Galentine’s, a midcentury slumber party. Leombruno-Bodi photographed three...
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Spring 2019 Designer Pattern Highlights
Paco Peralta’s design drawing for V1619. Image courtesy Paco Peralta. After 99 years on the newsstand, and just as stores are receiving the new designer patterns for Spring ’19, Vogue Patterns...
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