Cocoon coat pattern

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Stylish, cozy, and easy to make! Get started on creating your own gorgeous cocoon cardigan to keep you warm this winter.

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As part of its current exhibition, Patrick Kelly: Runway of Love, the Philadelphia Museum of Art is sharing a pattern for a one-seam coat designed by Patrick Kelly in 1984. (See my post on Patrick …

The late Patrick Kelly--a Black designer who became the first American designer allowed into the prestigious Chambre Syndicale de Couture fashion association in Paris--was a personal friend of mine. He was an incredibly talented designer who had...well, a handicap when it came to pattern making. His lack of pattern skills, however, forced him to find other, more simple methods to arrive at the same sophisticated looks as those of his couturier contemporaries. Patrick's way of dealing with…

When I took a close look at this pattern for an evening coat, which dates to 1908 or later, I gained a new respect for home stitchers and dressmakers of my grandmothers’ era. I’m horrif…

Romeo Gigli' s soft, romantic clothes from the 1980s and early 1990s were a favorite of mine. Mr. Gigli has said that his clothes are for a...