Big Announcement: Moving to Another Blog
Big Announcement: Migrating this blog to the Couture Pattern Museum's Atelier Blog!
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Cara Austine
- Oct 30, 2022
- 3 min
Brocade Galanos Gown #M3894, or McCalls 3894
Galanos for McCall's #3894. The third dress in the Galanos for McCalls series, m3894, is a 1956 dress design.
Cara Austine
- Sep 1, 2022
- 1 min
Blogger wearing James Galanos for McCalls #4046
Blogger wearing the 1956 Galanos for McCall's #4046 recreated dress. Dress was made from organza and crepe.
Cara Austine
- Jul 25, 2022
- 3 min
Galanos Extravagant Twin Design, McCall’s 4046
Recreation of McCall's Galanos Design #4046
Cara Austine
- Apr 20, 2022
- 1 min
An Elegant Spring Galanos Dress - McCall's 4045
An elegant 1957 Galanos creation for Easter.
Cara Austine
- Feb 22, 2022
- 3 min
Is Galanos the Dior of America? Constructing the McCall's #4045 Dress
Recreating Galanos' interpretation of the popular "New Look" that Dior initially introduced to fashion in 1947.
Cara Austine
- Oct 2, 2021
- 1 min
Blogger wearing the c.1955 Jean Dessès V1313 Gown
Blogger wearing the recreated Jean Dessès #V1313 c.1955 Gown
Cara Austine
- Sep 21, 2021
- 2 min
Constructing the c. 1955 Jean Dessès Gown, V1313
Construction process of the Haute Couture gown designed by Jean Desses, Vogue 1313, V1313
Cara Austine
- Jul 8, 2021
- 1 min
Fath’s 1954 Corset-Waist Designs & Blogger wearing #1265 Vogue Paris Original
Showing Fath’s Corselet Designs & Blogger wearing #1265 Vogue Paris Original
Cara Austine
- May 30, 2021
- 2 min
Constructing the Jacques Fath Vogue #1265 Dress
Jacques Fath Vogue #1265, Inner Foundation & Corselette Detail
Cara Austine
- May 2, 2021
- 2 min
Wearing the 1959/1960 Dress Silhouette by Jules-Francois Crahay of Nina Ricci, Vogue #1017
Jules-Francois Crahay was a prisoner of war for five years. Nina Ricci had sent him her "reject" dresses during his incarceration.
Cara Austine
- Apr 15, 2021
- 2 min
Crahay of Ricci, Construction and Finished Dress Vogue #1017
Construction details of the famous Crahay of Ricci dress, using steel bones, millinery wire, and a petticoat to provide its shape.
Cara Austine
- Apr 4, 2021
- 1 min
Easter Dress, Madame Gres Vogue #1411
Presenting Madame Gres' Classic Wrap Dress, Vogue pattern #1411
Cara Austine
- Mar 13, 2021
- 3 min
Madame Gres Elegant Afternoon Dress, Vogue #1411
Showing the construction techniques used to recreate a Madame Gres afternoon dress.
Cara Austine
- Feb 26, 2021
- 2 min
Crahay's Overnight Success at Nina Ricci & Vogue #1388
Sharing Jules-Francois Crahay's views about his "overnight success" and presenting the blogger wearing the recreated dress.
Cara Austine
- Feb 20, 2021
- 3 min
Ricci's Dress Recreation & Completed Photos of #V1388
Completed dress with construction photos of Nina Ricci's 1957 Vogue 1388 sewing pattern.
Cara Austine
- Feb 15, 2021
- 4 min
The Mystique of the Corselette: Ricci Vogue #1388 Inner Corselette Construction
Unraveling the mystique of the corselette and explaining the materials used to construct the Nina Ricci Vogue 1388 bodice
Cara Austine
- Jan 23, 2021
- 1 min
1958 Simonetta Ensemble in 2021 - Vogue Pattern #101
Presenting the Simonetta Vogue #101 Ensemble on a live mannequin (yours truly).
Cara Austine
- Jan 20, 2021
- 2 min
Finished Simonetta Ensemble: Vogue #101
Photos and details of the finished Simonetta ensemble, #V101
Cara Austine
- Dec 14, 2020
- 2 min
Patou by Bohan Ensemble: Creation and Historical Discoveries, #V1350
Sharing the Patou Creation and Historical Discoveries in 1957 Vogue Counter Book
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