I haven't had much time to sew lately, and when I'm not able to sew, I like to go through my old Burda magazines and get ideas. My oldest Burdas are from 1969- not that I've been subscribing that long! I bought almost the whole year of 1969 on Ebay a few years ago. This is the March issue, so it's exactly 50 years old. I've snapped some photos to share with you. I don't speak German, so your guess is as good as mine as to what the text says, but the photos say a lot! This was the cover story. Without the hat, I think you could wear this today! But with the hat, it really feels like a stewardess uniform. I really like the giant houndstooth print of these dresses. And take a look at those long pointed collars. So many dresses were shown with neck scarves and belts too. They really liked showing pairs of models together in coordinating colors. In current issues, models are rarely shown together unless it's a wed...
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