Couture Dress Pattern: Free

Don't you love this vintage 1950's dress with its floral print on gray?  This is a classic silhouette with a wide midriff waistband ...

Sewing on Trend: Loose Ties

The 1970's are really coming on strong this fall. It seems nearly every major brand has a silky dress or blouse with a loose tie at th...

New Look Era : Dress Pattern, McCall's 7719

This is the cover art from vintage sewing pattern: McCall's 7719. It's probably from the late 1940's or early 1950's, judgi...

Vintage Detail: c. 1913 Silk Chiffon Tabard

This silk chiffon tabard dates from the early 'teens when high waistlines and narrow hems were the silhouette. Designed to be worn over...

Vintage Simplicity Sewing Patterns: 1958

Vintage sewing patterns are a great resource to have. Whether I am trying to date a dress, or looking for new ideas, I just can get enough ...

Sewing Vintage Fashion: Vogue Patterns, April 1960

Vogue 9967. Blue eyelet, embroidered with dots, great full sleeves on fitted shirt waist dress Vogue 9991. Floral border on cotton with matc...

1950's Summer Pool and Play Set

When sewing vintage fashion styles, sometimes you have to copy an idea, rather than use a pattern. This Simplicity sewing pattern from the ...

Sewing Retro: Vintage Shirt and Blouses

Wearing true vintage fashion can be difficult. Sometimes they just seem too costumey, and not casual enough for real life. Fit and availab...

Vintage or Retro? Leaf Prints

An early 1950's pottery company, Stengl, produced a trend setting design in 1954 called "Amber Glo". Part of the charm was th...

The Party Dress Book by Mary Adams: a Book Review

Sewing dresses is a great creative outlet, but for many who sew, coming up with ideas and trying to make them real is a big challenge. Find...

Lilli Ann: 1950's Swing Coat

In vintage fashion, a Lilli Ann label brings to mind the San Francisco design house that specialized in drama and fashion flash. It is note...

Vintage Fashion: 1950's Shelf Bust

The shelf bust in vintage fashion is always a fun style to see. It is nearly daring, a bit outrageous, and always eye-catching. A recent b...