Mondrian Memories

One of the most memorable clothing exhibits I saw the Yves Saint Laurent retrospective at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1983. I clearly remember seeing the "Mondrian" day dress of 1965 there.

I am sure that there was a Vogue sewing pattern with a similar design. Here are two "copy cat" versions of that pattern from 1965-66.

 

McCall's 8131 circa 1965: High waisted dress w/ bateau neckline

 

Simplicity 6400 circa 1966: - slim dress with jewel neckline

Simplicity 6432

McCall's 8154

There are dresses like that out there today - look at:

Diane von Furstenberg 'Mondrian' Shift Dress

Do you want to make the pattern into your own fashion?

If you are looking for these patterns for sale try www.ebay.com  or  the vintage pattern wiki