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Hat Trick!
It’s official… Image via Vogue Patterns magazine on Facebook. …this month marks the third time I’ve been featured in Vogue Patterns magazine. I’m the Star Blogger in the current issue, for...
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Fifth Anniversary Sale!
Yves Saint Laurent haute couture in Vogue Patterns, May/June 1979. Photo: Arthur Elgort. Image via PatternVault on Etsy. To celebrate the five-year anniversary of my Etsy shop, I’m having a sale: 30%...
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Fifth Blogiversary + Giveaway
Image via PatternVault on Etsy. The PatternVault blog turns five today. (It all started with my first post, on Alexander McQueen for Givenchy.) To celebrate my blogiversary, I’m hosting a giveaway of...
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And the Winner Is…
Image via PatternVault on Etsy. The results of my random number generator are in! The lucky number is 10, and the winner of my blogiversary giveaway is: Mary Helen Crowe (the 10th person to comment)...
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Black and White Ball 50th Anniversary + Sale!
Guests at Truman Capote’s Black and White Ball at the Plaza hotel, Manhattan, 1966. Photo: Lawrence Fried. Image: Condé Nast / Getty via the New York Times. Today marks the 50th anniversary of Truman...
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Sixth Anniversary Sale!
Dorothea McGowan in Pierre Cardin, 1960. Photo: Ron Harris. Image: PatternVault on Etsy. To celebrate the six-year anniversary of my Etsy shop, I’m having a sale: 30% off everything in the shop....
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Sixth Blogiversary + Poll
Butterick 3110 jumpsuit, Butterick catalogue, June 1980. The PatternVault blog turns six today. To celebrate, I’m doing something a little different—I’m hosting a giveaway linked to a poll: Take Our...
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And the Winner Is… + Poll Results!
Image: PatternVault on Etsy. The results of my random number generator are in! The lucky number is 5, and the winner of my blogiversary giveaway is: Liz Haywood (the 5th person to comment)...
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Horn/Griner, 1972 + Labour Day Sale
Vogue 8206 and 8204 in Vogue Pattern Book, 1972. Photo: Horn/Griner. Horn/Griner photographed this military-inspired ensemble for an early ’70s issue of Vogue Pattern Book: the shirt, Vogue 8206, in...
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New Look
I’m delighted to introduce my blog redesign. Bear with me as I tweak seven years’ worth of content. The new format has a more streamlined navigation, as well as increased space for images and an...
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