British Vogue April 1966

Mad Men has returned and it's now 1966, so I thought I'd post some ads and fashion from one of my old Vogues.

 David Bailey cover

Revlon

 Series of Player's cigarette ads, shot by David Bailey

 Joanna Lumley

Adam Faith

Guy Bourdin

 Guy Bourdin

Donyale Luna - USA Vogue's first black cover girl (in 1966) by David Bailey

 Donyale Luna by David Bailey

Donyale Luna by David Bailey

Traeger

David Bailey

David Bailey

Helmut Newton

Helmut Newton

Helmut Newton

Jean Shrimpton by David Bailey

Happy New Year

I thought I would start off the New Year with a gift!  I love the generosity of the sewing blog community, sharing tips, offering free patterns, hosting sew-a-longs and of course, giveaways.

 As any followers of this blog know, I have begun to collect German pattern magazines and I have several pattern sheets without the accompanying magazine but this is no barrier to making any of the patterns as a picture and construction details are on the sheet… the barrier is the scant, old German instructions!

 So, on to the giveaway (with apologies for the poor quality pics):

* A German pattern sheet from WWII, with suits, dresses, gowns, skirts and children’s clothes.

2 German pattern sheets from 1961 - dresses, skirts, jackets, coats, trousers and children's clothes.

2 German pattern magazines from the 1950s WITHOUT the sheets, but great images for inspiration.

Simplicity 5783 – a 70s pattern with a 30s/40s vibe.

Some vintage notions – Rick rack trim, lace hem facing, hooks & eyes and snap fasteners, a buckle, 6 glass heart buttons and 3 1930s plastic buttons.

All you have to do to enter is leave a comment below, maybe mentioning what sewing plans you have for 2012, or anything you like really.  For an extra chance to win, post about the giveaway on your blog and let me know in another comment.  You don’t have to become a follower if you don’t want to!  I will post to anywhere in the world and will choose a winner at random on Monday 9^th January at 8pm GMT.  Please remember to leave your email so I can contact the winner.

* I thought I’d best mention that the 1930s/40s pattern sheet comes from the National Socialist magazine.  It was part of a job lot on ebay and I only discovered what ‘N.S. Frauenwarte’ was when I googled it after I received them.  Most of the magazines from this era have Nazi references and propaganda but I wouldn't want anyone to be offended by this.

Pattern Magazines for Sale

There hasn't been much sewing around here to bother this blog with...though I have made a toile for the 1930s dress and all it needs are some simple fitting tweaks, but for some reason it's languishing in the trunk and I can't muster the focus necessary.  I am the worst if I hit any glitches, no matter how small, as instead of adressing the problems and getting things finished, I feel defeated and wander off to do something else!  Meanwhile the sewing stash continues to grow, as fabric, patterns, buttons, buckles and pattern magazines are added to it. 

So, in an attempt to slim it down a tad, I have a few things on Ebay that I thought my fellow sewing folk may be interested in.  I am selling 2 1968 Burda magazines June & August , with English supplements (these are double issues of ones I already have, some fab patterns!); 11 1950s Marion magazines, German mags with pattern sheets; 2 1950s Modenschau Pattern magazines, unfortunately sans patterns, so for inspiration only; and a late 1950s or early 60s Modenschau WITH patterns, some pics from inside below: