Burda 1975 - weird or wonderful?

[Midge]

My mom has been buying up 50s, 60s and 70s Burda sewing magazines again, so there was lots of wonderful stuff to look at this weekend. But she also had a bunch of 1975 mags that she said she was going to sell again, as she didn't like the styles in there. So I had a look - and must admit, that most of the stuff in there really wasn't too nice... except for the shoes and boots used in the shoots . Even the fabrics were pretty horrible. But there was one gem - I just laughed out loud as this is the most weird & wonderful (can't quite decide what it is more!) thing I've ever seen in any Burda:

The bag is great... but the skirt & bikini top combo... I can't quite get over it!

Karin

 

[Pinkcoke]

Yeah it's the one look from head to toe that I think hits you - certainly standout!
I like the top, but I think I would tie the skirt sarong style (it seems to have high slits both sides)

 

[poppysvintageclothing]

It has a very "mermaid" look about it!

 

[Midge]

Mary Jane, you nailed it !

Karin

 

[cmpollack]

Ooh, that's fabulous! The background fish print, which either color reverses on the skirt or is silhouetted in embroidery thread (can't see the detail well), is very Escher-esque!

 

[sewingmachinegirl]

I think its wonderfully weird myself Love the print placement too.

 

[retro ruth]

Just wonderful!

 

[EndlessAlley]

Hmmm.... She needs a seaweed and shell crown.

 

[Lynn Mally]

I've heard that 70s era Burdas have designer patterns in them and followed the runways styles more closely than today's issues. Is that the case here?

 

[marlisaysvintage]

I don't like fishes, so I can't stand fish pattern, especially in such a huge amount. But... I really like cut of skirt. I'm trying to convince myself, that the fish on it doesn't exist

 

[Midge]

Lynn, so far I have seen no special designer patterns in vintage Burdas. What we're talking about here is the "normal" Burda Moden magazine - which was a monthly, and besides loads of sewing patterns also had things like short stories, recipes, some knitting/crocheting/embroidery projects, occasionally fashion advice, agony aunt columns... everything to keep women entertained . I think they did follow the trends, but were never over-daring, it was always made wearable. I know my mom has one 60s issue that has a preview of the next issue that says it would have the first pattern for a transparent blouse, and one of the late 50s issues shows apparently their first pattern for a sack-back dress. So they did follow the trends, but didn't overdo it I'd say. Mom keeps buying the vintage 50s to early 70s ones now because they have the patterns that interest her - she doesn't buy the current Burdas anymore, because the styles in there are of little interest to her she says. She used to buy it every month, and I used to look at them too - I've probably seen every issue roughly from about 1990 when I got first interested in fashion etc. til 2000 when I moved out of home. They had some designer patterns in the late 90s - I remember there was a Chloé pattern designed by Karl Lagerfeld when he still did Chloé that I had liked a lot. At that time I think it was one pattern per issue.

But there's also "Burda International", which my mom barely ever bought and which has existed since the 70s at least. I'm not sure if it was a monthly one too, or only appeared quarterly. That one it seems was more about international trends, at least judging by the way it was advertised in the 70s Burda Moden. Maybe Burda International had designer patterns...

Karin