Blast from the Past
Part deux. Graciously gifted by the magnificent velo.
Back in the day when suits were unstructured and hair was poker straight..
Burda used to feature cat-walk shots and designer styles and inspiration from (then) current runway shows in an issue called Burda International.
-100 for wilful mis-alignment of polka-dots down the centre front.
Pattern sets included at least one designer pattern (sometimes more) and sizes covered the gamut (from 34 up instead of 36 or 38 as is the norm today).
Burda international was a fashion magazine which just happened to include sewing patterns. And it was awesome.
It had features on stylistic trends like the back-necklines version above. I particularly like the Mariot Chanet folded drape version. Celine have revived something similar this season by incorporating twists into their garments.
Ah.. minimalism. That brown V-neck up top is one of my favourites in this issue. And check out the lump camouflaging ruching on the mint number next to it. Hunter green at bottom right looks like Vogue 2091.
The cream of the crop though, has to be the Lacroix jacket on the right followed shortly thereafter by the red suit and the minimalist blue wrap by Dior.
Yes, those were the good days.
Patterns were depicted by fashion illustrations in the summary and line diagrams in the instructions section.
The jumpsuit and the mod suit are pretty cool (row 2 #s 6 and 2) but my favourites are in the designer section.
The perfect bustier and probably the only ‘waistcoat’ I can bring myself to sew.. (skirt with awesome pockets unfortunately not included).
Simple little knit dress. Although I’d try it with equidistant inverted pleats first (rather than gathers) and sew it up with long sleeves in a merino jersey for winter.
Speaking of good times, Burdastyle seems to be undergoing a revival of sorts-first they featured a plus-size member in their featured pattern front page slide show thing (I don’t remember them ever having done this before) and then this happened:
Could this be…
-the marriage equality issue?
One can only hope…Oh well I’ll find out when it gets here-in three months time. Big ups to the blog mysummertouch for the advance preview link.
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That’s my issue!!! One of the last I bought before my sewing hiatus (Oh, the terrible regrets, in retrospect). It was called Burda Exclusiv, a special issue. I made three things from it only : the long sleeveless dress in aubergine taffeta moiré for my mother to wear to a wedding, the Lecoanet Hemant top in a flower print cotton with a matching pencil skirt for myself and the 60s jacket as part of a white piqué “suit” with [unfortunately for my figure but what did I know?] matching wide-legged pants for my grand-mother funeral. This issue is memorable also because it is the ONLY one to my knowledge which features Burda’s Ease Chart at the back. I had scanned it and stored online so I still have if *knocks on wood*. Thank you for posting this, made my day!
Oh, and that is Carla Bruni-Sarkozy in the Lacroix, back in the day, LOL!
I had no idea..
You’re most welcome-I enjoyed reading of that foray down memory lane XD It’s awesome that you made stuff out of it-I really want to make the bustier but at this stage have too much on my sewing queue!
Oh … I made the Bustier in 1996
Awesome! I am quite curious now.. XD
Straight hair, unstructured suits, minimalism . . . What? Is that not still in now?! Love the old Burda!
Hahaha it’s all every decade ‘vintage-inspired’ both in the high street and on runways XD In Oz it seems like skater dresses, peplums and high-low everything especially on the high street brands. I did notice a lot more drapey silk minimalist silhouettes on one piece dresses and tunics in the audience at the recent Sarah Blasko concert at the arts centre though (which is a good thing) but it was peppered with a lot of natural waist vintage-inspired stuff that few have the figure for nowadays =S
Yeah, you know, that was 90% of what was presented at the fall 2013 ready to wear shows this year…
I had no idea XD I don’t follow RTW shows, we’re still in high summer here-39 degrees Celsius and climbing XP Nobody is wearing anything like that in the city here-’suits’ for women are brief and figure hugging (or at least that’s all I saw in the city during the week) and evening wear is the loose drapey silk shirt-tunic/dress type (more to my minimalist tastes). Hair tends to be shorter bobbed/ 90s Jennifer Aniston-like with bangs/ fringe. No idea how people put up with that in the heat…XP Cannot wait for winter – both for the cold and accompanying clothing you speak of XD
One thing that has me bothered and probably because I’m not 18 is the Reader’s Collection” section usually features 18 to 20 somethings. I don’t think I’ve ever seen any “Reader” past 25. I love the new and old Burda. Nice walk down memory lane.
Is this in the current mags? I remember some recent ‘style bloggers sporting burda styles’ type feature which I found quite strange.. They looked about 13 XD
Yes, it is in the current ones. A new feature I guess. Would love to see the ‘Advanced Style’ set rocking the pages tho.
What a great issue – the Lacroix alone makes it ^_^ I love minimalist styles & quiet elegance
Awesome, thanks for sharing! Got a bit spot-the-supermodel there for a bit- Nadja Auermann! Kate Moss! Kirsty Hume! Aneliese Seubert! Karen Mulder! CARLA BRUNI! Ack, I read too much Vogue and Harpers Bazaar back in the nineties. When I should have been doing schoolwork. Or actually, buying Burda International and whipping up Lacroix-inspired outfits.
heheh-ya the familiar faces (and makeup! and hairstyles!) make me quite wistful.. XD
That bustier is stunning. Do it, do it!
haha, hair is still mostly poker straight here in California, more so in Southern California. In Northern Ca people have been letting their natural texture start to show through. There are 3 dominant trends here: low-rise sexy with knit tunics, soft vintage, and 80s/90s. There’s a lot of soft, slightly oversized jackets here. The look is very pretty and relaxed. The 80s early 90s are big and getting bigger. Unfortunately, wearing anything other than low-rise, ultra tight jeans and tunic knit tops will get you labelled a “hipster” in a derogatory way.
I’m always interested in what other countries are wearing and what’s normal for them. The bobs and long Rachel hair surprise me. Almost everyone I know has long hair. There’s this idea floated around that only thin women can wear short hair, so it’s not popular here.
hahaha I think the shorter hair I’m seeing at the moment is due to the extreme heat (also I may be self-selecting; I have short hair so I only notice short hairstyles as all the others are ‘not applicable’ to me XD It does seem to be mostly the younger set (read, those who shop exclusively at high street $5 an item shops-doing the ‘fake vintage’ look, whereas grownup wear workwear in the day time and drapey wovens/ knits for evenings out..).
Love that little knit dress, thanks for this – takes me back!
Hey PN I have nominated you for a few awards, or an award as you see fit! Great resource btw thanks
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Hi TJ,
I’m glad you’re enjoying this issue.
the brown number!
is it just me or do the burda photos in general show ill fitting garments? is that supposed to be the look?
I think with the plastic-y ones there is no way for them to fit right, however, burda is famed for modelling their makes in ways which do nothing for the display of the actual garment XD They fit is consistent though and I haven’t had any problems (the men’s versions are another story) with their patterns thus far..
Oh No more wedding dresses! I am never going to make up my mind. Are you tired of my fixation yet?
“Clothes make the people but fabric makes the clothes” is now on my Facebook page. Thanks old Burda!