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So I haven’t done one of these posts in a long time, perhaps because they take a considerable amount of time. But after seeing Vogue’s winter collection I thought it was time to take a look at it, and perhaps we may look at a few of the designs from a collection back or two so you can take a second look at some of these… I sure know I did.

Vogue 1957 - Asymmetric ruffled skirt. I’m going to be honest I saw this pattern and I said… NEXT. But if you look at the pattern with a close eye, Carlos the designer at Vogue gives you subtle clues, and it’s up to us to match it. This is an Alexander McQueen Design

You can get the real skirt from this site I looked for it in a couple of website and it’s mostly sold out! But it retails for upwards of $1,000 USD.

Vogue 1984 - Although the previous pattern was ok and didn’t quite catch my eye, this other pattern did because I’ve seen this before. This is Alexander McQueen’s Tuxedo Corset Top. It retails for 3,700 Euros. That’s roughly $3,900 USD dollars (give or take depending on the conversion rate).

I’m still on the fence on this one, because it can be Balmain (actually it looks a lot like Balmain) but it can also be McQueen (maybe because I love McQueen quite a bit too. Although I don’t love the hand gloves included in there. Here is a link to the website. It’s $8000 USD. Woah. That’s quite the corset.

V1988 - Talking about trousers… Carlos was nice enough to get us a pattern for the wide leg trousers so we can match that corset top. Take a look at these beautiful trousers from Alexander McQueen. This is one of those classic trouser patterns and I also think this is a great pattern if you like flat front pants (aka, me!) or if you like pleats in your pants. I’ll be buying these for sure.

V1983 - Beautiful fit and flare dress pattern, love the detail on the sleeves. Not going to lie, it’s’ one of those patterns I dismissed right away because it’s not quite my style, but this is Chanel from their Fall Winter 2023/2024 Collection. The subtle clue… the light blue tweed dress.

Here is the link to this beauty. It retails for $11,800. They style it with a Chanel handbag along with a few tweed camellias

V1992 - Is also a Chanel Inspired with the tweed suit with a longer jacket and skirt. This is Look 16 from the Fall - Winter 2023/2024 collection. This pattern along with the next one. Would make a great wardrobe pattern.

V1993 - Another Chanel inspired pattern from the recent Fall / Winter 2023 - 2024 Collection. This is a cropped fitted jacket with a pair of trousers. This is Look 44 from that Collection…. again that subtle clue the wine colored jacket. There are a few differences like the original designs has two buttons and the pattern has one… easy item to change. Retails for a little bit more than around $7,000 USD.

V1990 - Another Designer inspired coat and this is Valentino. It is a lined coat with peak labels and extended shoulders. I knew I had seen that one before. The clue… the color. Pierpaolo the current designer at Valentino showed an entire collection in this bright pink color. The designer website has this in two colors… fuchsia and black. It retails this for around $6,900. The beauty of this coat is the back detail with the pleats to give it shaping.

V1982 - Fitted lined cape dress. We all know this look because Megan Markle wears this design quite a bit if I may add. It is a Stella McCartney Design. The website shows the white design but the blue is the one worn by Megan. It retails for $2,200 and its mostly sold out or on limited availability.

V1985 - Is also inspired by a few different Chanel Designs from that Fall / Winter Collection.

The balance of the patterns are by the usual designers (Rachel Comey, Marcy Tilton amongst others) but it looks like they added Ron Collins with a few men’s designs which I think its great that he is back! We also got a few vintage reprints which I have to say I’m glad that the Big 4 realize how big is the out of print patterns business.

So what did you all think of this Vogue Collection. Did I change your mind on a few of these designs?