Tag: BurdaStyle

  • A Beautiful Pleat Jacket is Perfect for Petites

    A Beautiful Pleat Jacket is Perfect for Petites

    A well-fitting jacket is probably one of the most difficult garments to find for women who are petite (shorter than 5 foot 4 inches in height). Most off-the-rack jackets that are not specifically sized for petite frames have too-long sleeves and shoulders that sag down, as well as less obvious signs of poor fit, such…

  • A New Retro Top in a Heavenly Blue Print

    A New Retro Top in a Heavenly Blue Print

    I recently made this retro top — a reissued design from the BurdaStyle archives — that seems just as fresh in 2025 as when it was originally published in 1955. The simple silhouette allows the oversized neckline tie to be the star! The pattern is from the January 2019 issue of BurdaStyle magazine (design 120).…