ca.1950-1970, Eastbourne, England, UK --- Nuns Knit During Break From the Beach, Eastbourne

Echo Flower Shawl Free Knitting Pattern

It's been a while since I've done one of these - I unsubscribed to US Vogue but I still read the French version so here some highlights of the September issue. One annoying feature of iPad subscriptions is that the technology allows more control of what ads are shown when viewed and these Chloe ads were shown every few pages. I don't know what they are trying to convey. Boho lesbians or BFF fashion editors during fashion week? Even though the September issue is seen to set the fashion pace, there are very few trends that haven't done the rounds. No fashion editor can reinvent the wheel. The editors put animal prints in their Mood page. Fishnets, leopard print, ankle boots are a tricky combination to carry off but if in doubt hang out in a red convertible. I always feel Dior gets a bit lost and always comes in just after the top three medals of Chanel, Hermes, and Louis Vuitton. But if I had to choose one brand I had to wear for the rest of my life it would be Dior. I love this coat. Regular readers of this segment knows that French Vogue takes its jewellery section seriously and takes care to style the editorials. This has to be one of my favorites ever. It's a tactile sensation. Knitting, cats, and carats in plush wool and cashmere. You just want to stroke and touch everything. Miss Vogue - the monthly section where more affordable fashion are featured toyed with the idea of what Bob Dylan would wear if he was a woman. If this look takes off, it will give vintage stores a boost which would be nice for charity shops and eBay. The next feature was titled - A Quiet Day in New York. The model has the same deadpan look in every single shot and white Celine shoes in most. But it looks as if she is embodying several New York stereotypes. She looks like a fashion magazine intern on her lunch break. Not eating. If Belle du Jour was a brunette New Yorker. Girl who has come back from her French semester abroad practicing the Parisian deep in thought look. Girl who is trying to be sartorially different by borrowing what her mother used to wear to Studio 54. Uptown girl who is going through a rebellion phase and waiting for her east village boyfriend to finish his game. Brooklyn art dealer on her weekly graffiti artist scout. We are going to see this outfit on one of the girls in the HBO show "Girls". Wait a few months and you will see this in H&M. I am not naive and get that "sex sells". However, this is Vogue. The main demographic is straight women and gay men so there is really no need for the open crotch shot Madame Alt. The titles of the editorials rarely have anything to do with the theme as I see them. It says solitary/single lover but I just see a poor little rich girl at her weekly therapy session. This looks like one of those insecure young girls who are trying to seduce their father's friends when they come over for dinner. The moment she wants to be a chemist because she thinks the glasses make her look cool. Body language translation is I just can't go out to another function. Joyriding. Well taking her parent's token ironic car in their vintage collection. Failed attempt as it doesn't have built in GPS and it is a stick shift. Uber is much better. Selfies are for people with no entourage. Yes I forgot my bra but I am not smudging my eyeliner to put one on. There were a few more editorials that didn't make much sense and were oddly below par their usual standards. I think it was just a ploy to flog underwear. Rule number one - Never talk about fight club. I find this picture so depressing but I suppose it mixes the looks up and caters for the anti-fashion fashion crowd? Well I hope you enjoyed browsing the September issue! x

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Equestrian Ropes is a vintage 1950s knitting cabled sweater pattern, from Vogue Knitting Spring/Summer 1953. ★ Sizes: • Bust 30" • Bust 32" • Bust 34" Gauge: • 24 sts / 32 rows = 4" in sport weight (5 ply) yarn ★ This pattern is a digital download and is delivered to you immediately upon receipt of payment. ★ Sale! 2 patterns for $7 with code: 2PATTERNS 3 patterns for $9 with code: 3PATTERNS 5 patterns for $13 with code: 5PATTERNS 8 patterns for $19 with code: 8PATTERNS 13 patterns for $25 with code: 13PATTERNS

So creative! And a colander too! Knit by Julia Douglas as part of her D.I.Y. Home Comforts series.

Tata Christiane is a slow fashion brand based in Berlin. The design, the production process and sourcing follows the adaptation of poetic collages into contemporary street wear, what we call Deconstructed Couture.