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 - at Nordstroms

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