tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842143733350522715.post628692317836013142..comments2023-10-09T01:59:12.668-07:00Comments on Sewing the 60s: Dressing the Decade - 1960Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10255354405253714311noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842143733350522715.post-17707847979212714212020-04-05T11:00:51.700-07:002020-04-05T11:00:51.700-07:00My Mom too inspiration from Dior's New Look, s...My Mom too inspiration from Dior's New Look, so full skirts were her love. And so for me the early 60s are my favourite. Thank you soo much for a lovely post. JoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842143733350522715.post-50036081388307205542019-01-01T22:39:00.492-08:002019-01-01T22:39:00.492-08:00Do you know the name of the pattern with the strip...Do you know the name of the pattern with the striped orange dress with the bows at the shoulders?Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615480751010758372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842143733350522715.post-83275507790768653932013-09-02T08:01:56.762-07:002013-09-02T08:01:56.762-07:00Yeah I did, the photos aren't great but here i...Yeah I did, the photos aren't great but here is the link! http://bit.ly/14kXkNxSarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02941403034210721208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842143733350522715.post-11710874114279586022013-08-31T04:25:36.822-07:002013-08-31T04:25:36.822-07:00Thanks! Im glad you like the post!
i remember thi...Thanks! Im glad you like the post!<br /><br />i remember thinking how will the 90s look to us in the future and at the time i didnt think it would be possible. But i realised when we reproduce an era, fashion lovers pick out certain things which make you remember what was hot then and forget all the little cross over bits. Late 90s to early 2000s - im really interested in how kids will interpret that!Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10255354405253714311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842143733350522715.post-80334749871515917802013-08-30T12:54:53.237-07:002013-08-30T12:54:53.237-07:00Really enjoyed reading this! It's so interesti...Really enjoyed reading this! It's so interesting seeing fashions slowly change year by year. It will be interesting in a few decades' time to look back and see if it is so clear cut in the 2000s and 2010s - lots of skinny jeans and leggings I think! Think I prefer the 60s :) Really looking forward to the rest of these posts - love learning new things about sewing and vintage patterns and your enthusiasm really comes across :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842143733350522715.post-44379247542935566982013-08-30T02:47:41.424-07:002013-08-30T02:47:41.424-07:00oh i hope it was a good hour wasted?! Pattern junk...oh i hope it was a good hour wasted?! Pattern junkie is such a laugh! i hope you come back for the next one :) Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10255354405253714311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842143733350522715.post-63030027315677809472013-08-30T02:46:45.389-07:002013-08-30T02:46:45.389-07:00oh neat! i didnt know that about the illustrations...oh neat! i didnt know that about the illustrations - thanks for the tip! And yes i guess taller models make clothes look nicer, even in illustrations, so i guess your right. i know in the 60s some people were thinner because of more exercise/ less processed food/ war time rationing etc so maybe they were just reflecting the times? Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10255354405253714311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842143733350522715.post-1385123557006413682013-08-30T02:43:13.732-07:002013-08-30T02:43:13.732-07:00yay! 10 years we were too late for!yay! 10 years we were too late for!Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10255354405253714311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842143733350522715.post-32898604650780730452013-08-30T02:42:07.912-07:002013-08-30T02:42:07.912-07:00i had a look at your blog what a great giveaway id...i had a look at your blog what a great giveaway idea! im so happy that they reproduced some of the vintage patterns, but i heard they had changed them slightly to fit modern gals with our slightly bigger waists? (no fancy underpants to hold it all in!) Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10255354405253714311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842143733350522715.post-80488640922309688672013-08-30T02:37:25.871-07:002013-08-30T02:37:25.871-07:00i know what you mean! some days i like to be a nic...i know what you mean! some days i like to be a nice a proper lady with matching shoes and so on, but now that spring is coming i cant wait to break out the looser shifts.<br />Have you ever posted your pattern collection on your blog?Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10255354405253714311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842143733350522715.post-91180822062191413652013-08-30T02:35:48.233-07:002013-08-30T02:35:48.233-07:00oh thats a good idea! i forget about things when i...oh thats a good idea! i forget about things when i put them away =(<br />Did you post a photo of the 1966 dress on your blog? id love to see it!Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10255354405253714311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842143733350522715.post-11301151730895910822013-08-30T02:34:21.943-07:002013-08-30T02:34:21.943-07:00Awesome! Miss 1967 has the best dress i think!Awesome! Miss 1967 has the best dress i think!Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10255354405253714311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842143733350522715.post-87274139771855529722013-08-30T02:33:34.470-07:002013-08-30T02:33:34.470-07:00wow! you have lived the life i wish i could've...wow! you have lived the life i wish i could've! Ill have to pick your brain one day - do you still have any of your sewn dresses?Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10255354405253714311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842143733350522715.post-46412426936578754722013-08-30T02:32:24.476-07:002013-08-30T02:32:24.476-07:00I know what you mean! the late 60s are just so ove...I know what you mean! the late 60s are just so over the top! i have a few patterns ill never sew too, just cause their pretty! Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10255354405253714311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842143733350522715.post-78717155051232780902013-08-30T00:54:58.742-07:002013-08-30T00:54:58.742-07:00Gosh... your post took me over an hour to read yes...Gosh... your post took me over an hour to read yesterday evening. First I got distracted with pattern junkie and then I was searching for one of the patterns you pictured!!! Great post though, I very much enjoy reading and being educated in 60s fashion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842143733350522715.post-26886730255974477912013-08-29T19:18:42.588-07:002013-08-29T19:18:42.588-07:00thanks! yes, i plan to! i cant wait till the later...thanks! yes, i plan to! i cant wait till the later years! I tend to dress like 64 to 66 for work because I mainly sit down all day - and yes longer skirts are better for moving a lot. Librarian was one of my job wishes when I was little! Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10255354405253714311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842143733350522715.post-45946380242739053472013-08-29T19:01:29.556-07:002013-08-29T19:01:29.556-07:00thank you! Yes it very classic look - no a fun and...thank you! Yes it very classic look - no a fun and free looking as the later years. Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10255354405253714311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842143733350522715.post-32171150372729880212013-08-29T18:32:52.989-07:002013-08-29T18:32:52.989-07:00Thank you! I agree - even if you don't sew the...Thank you! I agree - even if you don't sew there are enough ideas there for whole outs, hair cuts, manicures and shoes. i like to know that they were drawn at the time they were in fashion so they are reliable sources of what was trendy then. <br />Thanks for popping in!Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10255354405253714311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842143733350522715.post-51345252274953126462013-08-29T17:40:00.254-07:002013-08-29T17:40:00.254-07:00Hi! Yes I do remember that, and I guess maybe you ...Hi! Yes I do remember that, and I guess maybe you inspired me subconsciously! It started out as just showing the difference as an image, but then turned into a full blown 10 part post idea because the styles are so different and I think it definitely shows how much change happened through the decade<br /><br />Have a good weekend also! <br />Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10255354405253714311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842143733350522715.post-82973334608595773022013-08-29T17:04:48.258-07:002013-08-29T17:04:48.258-07:00This is an awesome site, Cat! Now I'll be look...This is an awesome site, Cat! Now I'll be looking around on it all night. <br /><br />Small note about fashion illustrations: (not sure if they were following this back then) but I was taught in school that for fashion illustration, you want to draw about 9-10 heads tall. There is a famous fashion illustration book called "9 Heads" we all used to look at in school. <br /><br />9 or 10 heads elongates the body and makes the clothing look more desirable. A normal person by contrast is about 8 heads tall. <br /><br />So perhaps that is what they were doing. You can never really be too sure though, I'm just going by what I was taught! Manic Pophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10047847492970002741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842143733350522715.post-83972508230007938972013-08-29T16:04:32.605-07:002013-08-29T16:04:32.605-07:00Love these early '60s fashions! That whole dec...Love these early '60s fashions! That whole decade rocks my world.MarieBayAreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10882733672272949625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842143733350522715.post-18627882663466350742013-08-29T14:08:38.086-07:002013-08-29T14:08:38.086-07:00What great patterns! I love the late 60's too....What great patterns! I love the late 60's too. It's funny I'm giving away a vintage reproduction 50's pattern on my blog at the moment that is almost identical to the very first 1960 dress, with the shoulder ties and full skirt. It's such a 50's silhouette! Fabric Tragichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04183274071484362265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842143733350522715.post-71447514719219656162013-08-29T13:27:27.188-07:002013-08-29T13:27:27.188-07:00I really enjoyed this post!
I love the whole decad...I really enjoyed this post!<br />I love the whole decade; it suits my personality! The early 60's appeals to my matchy matchy ladylike self, and the latter part of the decade appeals to my looser, partyish self.<br />Old pattern illustraions are the best! Like Vix, I tend to collect them for the pix, not necessarily to use! XXXHelgahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06746988714522496958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842143733350522715.post-10745960766284393572013-08-29T12:49:58.096-07:002013-08-29T12:49:58.096-07:00I just love pattern illustrations, I'm like Vi...I just love pattern illustrations, I'm like Vix and I buy patterns even if I have no intention of using them, I was actually thinking of framing a few as they are just too nice to be hidden in a drawer.<br /><br />I do like the early 60s looks, I often go for that sort of style when I'm out dancing. I honestly just love everything about the decade but I guess in my everyday dress I prefer the late 60s, I actually have the pattern that you used for 1966 - it was the first dress I made!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02941403034210721208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842143733350522715.post-20022603456643414372013-08-29T12:01:58.629-07:002013-08-29T12:01:58.629-07:00I think I am more of a fan of the late sixties. Th...I think I am more of a fan of the late sixties. That 1967 dress that you posted near the top is so adorable!!!!!Miss Crayola Creepyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01583631880324389549noreply@blogger.com