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Currently Reading – What Shall I Wear by Claire McCardell
You might be interested to know that the 1956 book What Shall I Wear, by designer Claire McCardell, has finally been republished and is now available. I haven’t actually seen the new reprint, a… more →
The Vintage Traveler
Back to the Past
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wrote 1 month ago: I am finally back in my sewing room, working on my emerald green silk suit. The event to which I ha … more →
Inspiring Ilincic: What really gets designer Roksanda going? We found out
wrote 1 month ago: The statuesque fashion designer Roksanda Ilincic recently visited The Room at The Bay to mark the ar … more →
HISTORY OF THE DURAG - @DORMTAINMENT
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Empress of Fashion: A Life of Diana Vreeland
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wrote 5 months ago: As fashion editor of Harper’s Bazaar, she wrote the popular “Why Don’t You?” feature, which inspired … more →
The Claire McCardell dress... take one
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wrote 6 months ago: You may be aware I have been working on a Claire McCardell dress… that is to say I am sewing i … more →
Guest Post Wednesday Featuring Brandi Bee of Bonsoir Bella Pt. 1
wrote 6 months ago: Editor’s Note: Today’s Guest Post Interview is about clothing designer Brandi Bee of Bon … more →
The McCardell dress- the bodice
wrote 6 months ago: So this morning I had approximately one hour sewing time (minus the time required to stack the dishw … more →
A McCardell is a thing of beauty
wrote 6 months ago: Oh wow. My muslin is a mess. There is lots of loose orange basting thread, the seam allowances I pro … more →
The making of a McCardell
wrote 7 months ago: I cannot tell you how utterly excited I have been to be making a Claire McCardell dress, to wear to … more →
The American Look
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wrote 10 months ago: She has been dismissed as a designer of homemaker frocks: plaid shirtwaist dresses worn by Betty Cro … more →
A World at War & Women at Work: the Chic Utility of the 1940's
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wrote 11 months ago: My lovely grandmother Betty (third from the left) & her well-dressed girlfriends in 1946. Greeti … more →
McCalls 4228: The Claire McCardell Day Dress
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wrote 1 year ago: About six months ago, Tasia over at Sewaholic mentioned this pattern on her Facebook update…. or was … more →
Happy Birthday Post
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wrote 1 year ago: Happy Birthday to me yesterday! This is a belated post, and I’m sorry I’m behind the eight ball, so … more →
Plans gone awry
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wrote 1 year ago: Woe is me. I’ve had two projects in my cue and they’ve both gone off the rails. The first, and most … more →
Song in the Key of Busby Blue Dress
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wrote 1 year ago: While some are born with a crispy, linear personality and some acquire one, others are awed and/or b … more →
the american look
wrote 2 years ago: This week marks the 106th birthday of Claire McCardell—the greatest American ready-to-wear des … more →
The Collections: The Vessel. by Lois FW11
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wrote 2 years ago: Lois Samuels’ fall 2011 collection for The Vessel. by Lois was presented as a exhibition of bl … more →
Fashion and Art collide
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wrote 2 years ago: I came across these images in an old issue of Elle Deco and really wanted to share them. I adore the … more →
TOP 5 LONDON PICKS SPRING/SUMMER 2011
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wrote 2 years ago: It is always a big switch in aesthetics from NYC to London. You never know what you are going to ge … more →
