Vintage dressmaking

 Saw this image of a dressmaking pattern for a vintage maternity jacket on etsy (very Doris Day, thank you to The Playful Needle)

and it set me thinking  ... all those wonderful 1940s - 1970s patterns that I've got tucked away should be enjoyed.

Let's see the iconic Joan Crawford in the original 'Mildred Pierce'.

 

 A few years on -  the '60s ...

Anne Bancroft and Dustin Hoffman in the classic film "The Graduate".

Faye Dunaway and Steve McQueen in "The Thomas Crown Affair" sooooo stylish ...

Wonderfully evocative and psychedelic theme also sung by Noel Harrison  'The Windmills of Your Mind'

More style and very sinister ...

            Julie Christie and Donald Sutherland in 'Don't Look Now'. 

(Just as well I haven't got a dressmaking pattern for a red duffle coat!)