https://www.snapdragonlife.com/blogs/blog/ A fuzzylime (cms+) autogenerated channel feed. http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss fuzzylime (cms+) https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/elsa-schiaparelli-at-the-va-the-1930s-couture-collection/#comment1481 In reply to Linda HartleyWhat a picture - your grandmother sounds like exactly the kind of skilled, serious maker that kept whole communities well-dressed for decades. That network of seamstresses is a whole story in itself. The film is really focused on Schiaparelli's business end - how she structured things to survive the Depression - so the making side of it didn't come into this one. But you're right that the pattern licensing only worked because women like your grandmother existed and knew what to do with them.]]> Katie https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/elsa-schiaparelli-at-the-va-the-1930s-couture-collection/#comment1481 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:17:47 +0100 https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/elsa-schiaparelli-at-the-va-the-1930s-couture-collection/#comment1480 Unknown user https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/elsa-schiaparelli-at-the-va-the-1930s-couture-collection/#comment1480 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:10:45 +0100 https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/elsa-schiaparelli-at-the-va-the-1930s-couture-collection/#comment1479 In reply to Sue LaverackThanks Sue; In the Vogue Pattern Books published during WW2 there are instructions for unravelling a jumper and lots of mult coloured patterns to use up oddments.]]> Katie https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/elsa-schiaparelli-at-the-va-the-1930s-couture-collection/#comment1479 Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:57:05 +0100 https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/elsa-schiaparelli-at-the-va-the-1930s-couture-collection/#comment1478 Unknown user https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/elsa-schiaparelli-at-the-va-the-1930s-couture-collection/#comment1478 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:57:51 +0100