Anyway, with little in the way of sewing news I thought I could do a show and tell of some of my vintage Vogue patterns picked up on the odd lucky op shop visit - judging by second hand quantities I'm guessing Vogue are either not as popular as Simplicity, McCalls and Butterick, or are hung onto by sewists!
Here are 3 recently acquired Issey Miyake patterns which I'm guessing are from the 1980s:
What do you think - are any of these designs wearable, or are they too dated? Feeling rather brrrrrrrrrrrrr as I am, I'm liking the look of the cosy jacket with hoodie :-)
And here are some Vogue Paris Originals / Vogue Designer Originals:
My mum swears she had a dress like the above in the 1960s - but it certainly wouldn't have been YSL!
This Chloe dress is pretty, but to me the drawing makes it a little nightgownish...
I'm not sure about this one - nothing wrong with it, but it's not particularly exciting...
I think this Jean Muir dress is really cute and would look good in a knit, although those little pleats would then be a pain to sew! (Does anyone have any tips for sewing pleats in a knit fabric?)
And I love this last dress - I can see it in a Ponte di Roma, or a wool jersey. I would really like to make this - but I never stick to a sewing plan, so no promises!
That's all for now - got to supervise a playdate - I'll have to show you my Vogue American Designers patterns another time.
