tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post197568140589022280..comments2024-03-27T17:31:58.315-07:00Comments on Home Living: 1990's Sewing PatternsLydiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-82899117626689437762009-02-11T05:21:00.000-08:002009-02-11T05:21:00.000-08:00Sometime in the early or mid-90's, Victoria Magazi...Sometime in the early or mid-90's, Victoria Magazine and McCalls collaborated, and I have a couple of those patterns. The dresses are really pretty, feminine, and classy. Unforuntately, I'm not the same size I was back then! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-55648215605654651872009-02-10T15:19:00.000-08:002009-02-10T15:19:00.000-08:00Wow, I had forgotten that such lovely, feminine dr...Wow, I had forgotten that such lovely, feminine dresses existed. It used to be so much easier to dress in feminine, attractive clothing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-21006069415289943402009-02-10T14:10:00.000-08:002009-02-10T14:10:00.000-08:00Wow, I really feel sad about clothes in the last 1...Wow, I really feel sad about clothes in the last 10 - 15 years. The last dress I bought at Laura Ashley before they closed their shop in my city was a simple cream linen dress with roses on it that I wore for my engagement pictures in 1998. <BR/>You could go to any store and buy a simple dress that was a shell on top and a long flowy rayon floral on the bottom, for casual wear. They were nice Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-59639899653973014942009-02-09T10:53:00.000-08:002009-02-09T10:53:00.000-08:00It's hard to believe that fashion has changed so m...It's hard to believe that fashion has changed so much. Seeing the pictures really brings back memories of my childhood- my mom and grandmother made me and my sister dresses for church and Easter. I guess I was around 9 years old then. Maybe someday things will go back to more modest styles again...maybe...Anneathearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01188325756630224625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-63939034027582782192009-02-09T10:44:00.000-08:002009-02-09T10:44:00.000-08:00My mom's favorite pattern then was similar to the ...My mom's favorite pattern then was similar to the dropped-waist pattern you have above. <BR/><BR/>Except I think it had a squarer neckline and simpler sleeves. But she must have made that pattern till it fell apart. <BR/><BR/>And the cute collars! I'd almost forgotten about the existence of cute collars-- the absolute most you can get now is shirt-style. <BR/><BR/>(Vogue's Sandra Betzina does Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-35778904553670306682009-02-09T09:26:00.000-08:002009-02-09T09:26:00.000-08:00Oh, I forgot to add: my mother told me to keep my ...Oh, I forgot to add: my mother told me to keep my eyes out for a modest bride dress pattern, so I would have it if/when I marry, and almost all of the bride dresses have no sleeves and very low necklines! I have been looking for two years and found nothing in the major catalogs!<BR/>--TJAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-63745305073413304882009-02-09T05:48:00.000-08:002009-02-09T05:48:00.000-08:00Lady Lydia, those patterns bring back such sweet m...Lady Lydia, those patterns bring back such sweet memories. I was in my teens in the 90's and had all my dresses made by a seamstress, most in the type of patterns you have shown and in beautiful calicoes. I am short and always felt that the large floral prints were just too over-powering for my small frame, so I always stuck with solids or small prints. I remember a red gingham dress Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738729786402775466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-28814236491139969932009-02-08T20:46:00.001-08:002009-02-08T20:46:00.001-08:00I was just glancing at your blog! I love it! Thank...I was just glancing at your blog! I love it! Thank you for your stand on becoming a godly lady, and encouraging ladies to stay home! Looking at your blog has been such a blessing to me! And I love Victoria magazine!<BR/><BR/>JenniferJenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04466555356281497345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-672037735884087812009-02-08T20:46:00.000-08:002009-02-08T20:46:00.000-08:00I was just glancing at your blog! I love it! Thank...I was just glancing at your blog! I love it! Thank you for your stand on becoming a godly lady, and encouraging ladies to stay home! Looking at your blog has been such a blessing to me! And I love Victoria magazine!<BR/><BR/>JenniferJenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04466555356281497345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-81062044869007532152009-02-08T17:03:00.000-08:002009-02-08T17:03:00.000-08:00I love the long flowing floral dresses you were sh...I love the long flowing floral dresses you were showing! I remember when long floral prints could be found in practically all department stores. I also love how modest these styles were. I remember wearing these styles in junior high when they were popular. It seems as though nowdays, modesty isn't as valued in the fashion industry. In order to have long floral skirts or dresses I have to go to Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06360651212261368389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-69710275657193235512009-02-08T16:26:00.000-08:002009-02-08T16:26:00.000-08:00I remember those, and they sure were feminine and ...I remember those, and they sure were feminine and pretty. I love the Western skirt!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03816096081381689162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-68604339299448885942009-02-08T12:58:00.000-08:002009-02-08T12:58:00.000-08:00So lovely! Is there any chance you will be featur...So lovely! Is there any chance you will be featuring any photos of you wearing your dresses in your everyday life? I find it so refreshing and inspirational!<BR/><BR/>Many Blessings,<BR/>MelissaMelissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10914838307560440707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-85645955427689025532009-02-08T12:28:00.000-08:002009-02-08T12:28:00.000-08:00I LOVE that western style skirt! It would be so cu...I LOVE that western style skirt! It would be so cute with boots! :)<BR/><BR/>Those dresses are so very detailed. You must be a fabulous seamstress!Jennifer @ Her Southern Charmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12070193885616991960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-43352186612909412002009-02-08T11:49:00.000-08:002009-02-08T11:49:00.000-08:00Beautiful. I love those kinds of dresses. It's too...Beautiful. I love those kinds of dresses. It's too bad dresses like this aren't available anymore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-13552333451472388792009-02-08T10:46:00.000-08:002009-02-08T10:46:00.000-08:00Very refreshing! Thanks for posting them!Very refreshing! Thanks for posting them!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-27357367137643924592009-02-08T10:07:00.000-08:002009-02-08T10:07:00.000-08:00I really like the first pattern in the solid pink!...I really like the first pattern in the solid pink! How pretty =)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-85926643446397839772009-02-08T05:59:00.000-08:002009-02-08T05:59:00.000-08:00The thing that strikes me is how modest all these ...The thing that strikes me is how modest all these dresses are! So different from today.<BR/><BR/>womanofthehouseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-65915141328876744692009-02-07T21:52:00.000-08:002009-02-07T21:52:00.000-08:00I still have 2 of those Battenburg lace collars......I still have 2 of those Battenburg lace collars....turns out my mom saved them and when she died 4 years ago, I found she still had them. I am hanging on to them - they are so pretty! I miss the Jessica McClintock's....so pretty and feminine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-25812929599659814332009-02-07T21:19:00.000-08:002009-02-07T21:19:00.000-08:00I think it's fun to have a look back. I'v...I think it's fun to have a look back. I've kept all my Vogue Knitting magazines, & they're a marvelous reference. My favorite patterns are always the classic designs....so beautiful & elegant, & flattering!<BR/><BR/>BrendaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-43557682631245540552009-02-07T20:51:00.000-08:002009-02-07T20:51:00.000-08:00I just love Jessica Mcclintock dresses. My mom use...I just love Jessica Mcclintock dresses. My mom used to buy them from Dillard's for us (at that time Diamonds) I remember wearing these style dresses in my teen years. Along with hats!!<BR/><BR/> If I can find a picture of my wedding dress (very victorian) I will send it your way it was (and still is) gorgeous.<BR/><BR/>are there any styles/patterns in Jessica McClintock that are two piece? I am aAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com