tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post3226250519358656872..comments2023-10-20T08:27:40.314-04:00Comments on male pattern boldness: Things I Don't Get, Vol. 14 -- McCall's "Annie,Too" Pattern LinePeter Lappinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05109154527996679077noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-52362143859668001522014-12-16T04:36:11.786-05:002014-12-16T04:36:11.786-05:00I don't know if she had an entire line, but I ...I don't know if she had an entire line, but I own a Hillary Duff pattern from the 2000's. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06549820221717614076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-37712850214970667482014-06-21T19:24:21.280-04:002014-06-21T19:24:21.280-04:00ROTFL!ROTFL!Peter Lappinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109154527996679077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-60020162420195561852014-06-21T19:17:18.448-04:002014-06-21T19:17:18.448-04:00The Annie too range was developed to put a brandin...The Annie too range was developed to put a branding umbrella over all the orphan patterns that nobody wanted!Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00622769905155059570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-89036391588993679162014-06-18T00:06:50.482-04:002014-06-18T00:06:50.482-04:00There was also a line with Shari Belafonte-Harper!...There was also a line with Shari Belafonte-Harper! That one was a head scratcher because besides being in the late night 80s soap Hotel, I don't remember her being big at all. Yup, she's Harry's daughter,lsaspaceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17058968076601943527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-40545275440197120512014-06-14T20:26:25.229-04:002014-06-14T20:26:25.229-04:00Thanks, Kate! I'd forgotten about Arlene Dahl...Thanks, Kate! I'd forgotten about Arlene Dahl.Peter Lappinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109154527996679077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-54969084906133277462014-06-14T17:28:16.645-04:002014-06-14T17:28:16.645-04:00My goodness! It wasn't an evil plot. Rather th...My goodness! It wasn't an evil plot. Rather the popularity of all things Annie.<br />McCall's had paid for the license, so created patterns informed by the Annie Bdway show/film + just general 70's influence.<br /><br />Susan Dey was a model long before appearing on television and was photographed on sewing patterns and in craft publications. She didn't create the designs, just posed in them.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-68507141932109970182014-06-13T03:37:16.418-04:002014-06-13T03:37:16.418-04:00Vogue Patterns has done some celebrity designed/en...Vogue Patterns has done some celebrity designed/endorsed patterns, Arlene Dahl springs to mind, in the 1980s from what I can recall. Kate Hnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-45046555739592750192014-06-12T15:46:47.919-04:002014-06-12T15:46:47.919-04:00Yeah, anything to (try to) make a buck.Yeah, anything to (try to) make a buck.Marilisenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-61477097712165714512014-06-12T14:33:10.336-04:002014-06-12T14:33:10.336-04:00Yep. I've got a Diahann Carroll, too -- a whol...Yep. I've got a Diahann Carroll, too -- a whole wardrobe of separates that I made up in solid-colored linen. They're looking more and more stylish as the years go by ... might have to revisit that camisole, jacket, skirt and trews.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14278139941024598595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-19400085738300972172014-06-12T14:09:49.969-04:002014-06-12T14:09:49.969-04:00I was just going to say the same thing: It's j...I was just going to say the same thing: It's just marketing. Little Black Carhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14313164876855565140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-43607354439172926742014-06-12T13:44:51.122-04:002014-06-12T13:44:51.122-04:00Diahann Caroll McCall's Patterns by Nolan Mill...Diahann Caroll McCall's Patterns by Nolan Miller. I had pattern 9484 bought in the 1980's.Alex in Californiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13096904792274897292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-76270225338619536762014-06-12T13:35:02.703-04:002014-06-12T13:35:02.703-04:00Me three! And the red romper. Super cute.Me three! And the red romper. Super cute.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-88186354364643587642014-06-12T09:53:45.528-04:002014-06-12T09:53:45.528-04:00Has nobody noticed the two Annie Too patterns that...Has nobody noticed the two Annie Too patterns that attempt to diversify, but in a wholly segregated way. OH, hey, let's put all the white girls on one pattern, and all the brown girls on another. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-58354072492002527072014-06-12T09:14:30.509-04:002014-06-12T09:14:30.509-04:00The secretary's name is Grace. Miss Hannigan ...The secretary's name is Grace. Miss Hannigan ran the orphanage.laphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05129728708993920747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-55500770367708696202014-06-12T08:38:28.754-04:002014-06-12T08:38:28.754-04:00I was recently researching how many pattern envelo...I was recently researching how many pattern envelopes Susan Dey modeled on, and all I can come up with is two - the wrap skirt (I bought that at a thrift in the last two weeks) and the little dress that has the two part sleeves. She modeled for the pattern catalogs, but I couldn't find any other examples of her on actual pattern envelopes. Her name didn't appear on them as an endorsement or designer.WallDruggienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-6951866754148565642014-06-12T08:37:13.259-04:002014-06-12T08:37:13.259-04:00You're right, Brandy -- I forgot about all tho...You're right, Brandy -- I forgot about all those kids lines!Peter Lappinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109154527996679077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-38830175601237788652014-06-12T08:35:00.401-04:002014-06-12T08:35:00.401-04:00pattern companies still use shows/celebrities for ...pattern companies still use shows/celebrities for patterns, but mostly for childrens patterns. Simplicity has Hanna Montana, Lizzie McQuire, Shake It Up, in addition to all the Disney fairies and princesses. McCalls tried that Hillary Duff line for "contemporary looking" patterns (or was she the designer on those, not too sure). Maybe they think that adults are more inspired by fashion designers and sewing bloggers (Gertie has a sewing line now). <br />I thought the Annie,too line as going to be more around Warbuck's secretary, but some of those do kind of look like grown up Annie outfits. Brandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08784610736357161420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-13189745486486323862014-06-12T08:22:11.349-04:002014-06-12T08:22:11.349-04:00Miss Hannigan.Miss Hannigan.Peter Lappinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109154527996679077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-39861846975179689182014-06-12T07:55:46.452-04:002014-06-12T07:55:46.452-04:00OMG, I have one of those dolls! My mother bought ...OMG, I have one of those dolls! My mother bought it for me in the mid-eighties. (Shortly after the 2012 Annie movie release.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-83470109156348292972014-06-12T06:54:06.543-04:002014-06-12T06:54:06.543-04:00It seems a stretch to think anyone wanted to dress...It seems a stretch to think anyone wanted to dress like a alcoholic orphanage matron circa 1930s...or that lady who works for Daddy Warbucks (What was her name? I see her in a few of those patterns)Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04942455468832787000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-71139231652569345422014-06-12T03:54:59.119-04:002014-06-12T03:54:59.119-04:00You didn't even mention that McCalls gave Anni...You didn't even mention that McCalls gave Annie a dye job! She's blond, now?Arianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08733161919119693350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-55005808725070570162014-06-12T01:04:39.933-04:002014-06-12T01:04:39.933-04:00I have the 5975 hoodie pattern and made the jumper...I have the 5975 hoodie pattern and made the jumper version. I made it up in a boucle and people always ask me where I purchased it from. Minnietheminkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11107466485091649724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-21607106045251835292014-06-11T23:59:51.465-04:002014-06-11T23:59:51.465-04:00Me too! It's different but in a good way :)Me too! It's different but in a good way :)Robynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08820223028251614341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-86470627094369452072014-06-11T23:31:54.652-04:002014-06-11T23:31:54.652-04:00I have absolutely no memory of the Annie, too patt...I have absolutely no memory of the Annie, too patterns. I wonder where I was (or if I blocked them out)? I remember the others you mentioned.Linda Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345674465845908156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-66601144222397048612014-06-11T23:15:46.348-04:002014-06-11T23:15:46.348-04:00My older sister had a pattern with Susan Dey from ...My older sister had a pattern with Susan Dey from The Partridge Family on the cover but I don't know whether it was an entire line with her name or not.Jeneratorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11726106696583524202noreply@blogger.com