"is it really cheating when a designer uses a pattern from a company like Butterick? Isn’t the whole “Vintage Revival” movement all about using these patterns with new fabrics to make them modern? I personally don’t see anything wrong with a designer using a Butterick pattern since these we’re sold for the purpose of creating clothes. Yes some one else designed the pattern, but you designed the dress by picking the fabrics and crafting the dress, right?"
source: fashion indie
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i've been trolling for 40s vintage patterns lately with the idea that once i finished the vogue 8425 skirt (yeah i know, blah blah blah) i would make a couple of blouses & maybe even a pair of trousers. i would not for a moment consider that these were my own designs or that i am a designer.
but what if i took a basic pattern & made some mods to it? for example, i added piping to vogue 8425--
is this now my own design? could my new job title be *fashion designer*?
of course i'd never be able to pull a collection together, but it would appear that i was doing something awesome &, especially in san francisco, that is important.
i'm going to keep watching the comments to see what the fashiony people have to say about this. also, i'm dying to see photos of Dayley's collection.
~90/10
fashion designer
but what if i took a basic pattern & made some mods to it? for example, i added piping to vogue 8425--
is this now my own design? could my new job title be *fashion designer*?
of course i'd never be able to pull a collection together, but it would appear that i was doing something awesome &, especially in san francisco, that is important.
i'm going to keep watching the comments to see what the fashiony people have to say about this. also, i'm dying to see photos of Dayley's collection.
~90/10
fashion designer
90% crap, 10% great
