Doctor T Designs

The latest collection from Vogue is here!  Overall I have to say it is a good collection, but maybe not a great one.  There are a lot of patterns here that I like, but there aren’t a ton that I actually want to go out and buy.  I think a lot of the patterns I do like are very similar to patterns I already have in the stash, or I find them interesting, but just not my personal style.  There are a few boring/baggy/sack dress patterns, but overall I think the release has more good stuff than bad.  Let’s take a look:

First up, the dresses:

V1398 – A Mark + James Badgley Mischka pattern. I like the top, and the scalloped skirt is interesting. Perhaps a bit sweet for my taste? I can think of several other bloggers who would own this look though.

V1399 – A Badgley Mischka dress pattern.  Actually I think this is quite clean and chic. Normally I am not a fan of peplums like this, but here the proportions work.

V1392 – A Kay Unger New York pattern. I like the off the shoulder neckline, though in my experience, they are the most practical the wear.  Skirt… meh, but it has pockets!

V1393 – Another Kay Unger pattern.  I really like the contrasting bands, though I am not sure the seam line details show up well in this lace fabric. Cute, but I feel like I have seen similar designs before.

V1394 – Rebecca Taylor pattern.  The gathering on this dress is cute, but nothing sensational.  Not sure how comfortable/practical the button-up back is.

V1395 – Another Rebecca Taylor.  Nice to see a draped dress for wovens. Again, nothing amazing, but it would be easy to wear during summer.

V1396 – A DKNY pattern.  I actually sort of like this, but I also know it wouldn’t look good on me.  Hoping someone else is inspired to make it…

V1402 – A Lialia pattern.  Interesting use of the print on the dress, but the pattern itself isn’t terribly exciting to me.

V1397 – Tracy Reese pattern.  This actually reminds me a lot of the dress from the October 2012 Burda…

The deep-V back is the most exciting part, I think.

V8998 – A Vogue Easy Options Custom Fit dress. I wasn’t super excited by the photo…

…but I do like some of the variations on the line drawings. The cup sizing options don’t hurt either.

V8997 – Another Easy Options pattern. I wasn’t very excited by the photo of this dress at first either…

But the line drawings won me over again. Especially for the sheath dresses.  And more cup sizing – yay!

V8995 – The drawing isn’t super inspiring on this Very Easy Vogue pattern. But imagine it color blocked (and sleeveless) and you have a total winner.

V8993 – Another Very Easy Vogue. Actually I think this dress is quite cute.

V9001 – Not sure how I feel about where all the bust seam lines are located on this one…

V8996 – Another Very Easy Vogue. The basic shape of the dress is quite simple, but it has awesome pocket placement!

V8992 – I feel like this coat dress could be quite cute, especially if styled appropriately. And the long-sleeved version could probably be re-worked into a coat if one was so inclined.

There were also some awesome non-dress patterns too:

V8991 – A Claire Shaeffer Custom Couture pattern. Might have to get this one just for the instructions and the sleeves.

V9009 – I like the line drawings of this jacket pattern, but I don’t know if I like it more than other patterns I have in the stash.  The collar is interesting though.

V9013 – A Very Easy Vogue pattern.  I like the skirt, and I like the jacket, but I don’t know if I would like how this translates in real life. Might have to wait and see if anyone else makes up the jacket in this pattern before I invest in it.

V9016 – An Elizabeth Gillett NYC pattern.  Love this little shrug!  So cute!

This slightly edgier version isn’t too bad either. And I know exactly what I would wear it with.  Might have to add this to the stash…

V9005 – A draped tank top for knits.  In theory it is pretty, but I feel I might get annoyed wearing it.  I am sure 20 million versions will pop up on the blog-o-sphere and I will be proven wrong though…

And I think the other versions look quite voluminous.

V9003 – I think the peplum is just a bit too full on this top. The collar on he neck looks a bit small too…

V9004 – Color blocked blouse.  Not sure I am loving it. Mismatched neck seam – cool or sloppy looking? (I do like the more basic view A – but I feel I could draft it myself using a stash tank top pattern.)

V9002 – I could see this simple top with flutter sleeves becoming quite popular. Not sure I really love it myself, but it seems like simple tops are all the rage on Pattern Review lately.

V9006 – A Cowl neck for wovens.  Usually we see this sort of thing for knits, but I am still not particularly excited by this pattern for some reason.

V9008 – These shorts actually aren’t too bad!

Actually there are some nice variations in style and length, while still having classic lines and the sorts of details you would want in a pair of shorts.

V9015 – A lingerie/sleepwear set pattern.

Actually, I love how the belt is attached to the robes! And I like the slip variations too.

A few new Vintage Vogue patterns:

V9000 – This shirt dress is fine, but not the most exciting vintage reprint ever.

V8999 – This dress looks deceptively basic in the photo…

…but actually consists of a million seams!

It wasn’t all good – Vogue also had quite a few baggy, shapeless, sack-dress looks this time around:

V1401 – A KOOS Couture pattern.  It’s just… so… big.

V1400 – A Guy Laroche pattern. Normally I am a fan of the Guy Laroche pattern, but without the belt, this is just…

A large baggy sack.  Boring.

V1390 – A Today’s Fit pattern. Again, this is just sort of shapeless looking on the model.

V1391 – Another Today’s Fit.  Not exactly baggy, but not exactly exciting, either.

V8994 – Two words: Potato Sack.

V9010 – The tunic top is just so big! The pants aren’t bad, but what is the sudden fascination with zip-back pants?

V9012 – Ok, I feel like I would wear the top, and I would wear the pants, but I would never wear them together.  Too much volume all at once! And again with the zip-back pants! Shouldn’t be too hard to change to a side-zip though…

So, what do you all think?  Does this pattern set have some hits?  Or is it a total snooze-fest?  I feel like a lot of these patterns have the potential to be cute, but also might have the potential to end up in the Frumpy Ghetto of Waddersville.  There are a lot of styles here I like, but wouldn’t wear, and others that I would wear, but probably don’t need, as they would replicate pre-stashed patterns.  It is making it quite difficult to decide which patterns I would actually want to add to the stash, if any.  Anyone else having these sorts of conundrums?  Is it a sign that my stash is getting too full?  Feel free to discuss the pattern release and your stash dilemmas in the comments!