The full preview of the July issue is up on the Burda Russia site. The past several issues have been pretty amazing – lots of good stuff in a wide variety of styles. I was hoping that July would continue that trend, but I don’t seem to be finding as much to love in this … More Newsflash: July Burda Preview Posted
The Russian Burda website has posted the early preview of the July issue of the magazine. Based on the early photos… I am worried. Based on the photos over at P-an-da’s website, I am slightly less worried. The official announcement shows a bunch of frumpy 80s-inspired looks, sack dresses, and mom-daughter matching outfits. P-an-da’s photos show … More Burda July Early Preview Posted
McCall’s just announced a special new pattern release: M7000 – The “Winter Princess” Pattern Clearly, McButtVogue realized they were missing out on a crap-ton of money by not having an obvious Frozen knockoff costume pattern. I would be fascinated to see the sales stats on this pattern – from what I’ve heard it has been … More Newsflash: McCall’s Special Pattern Release and Thoughts on June Burda
The full preview for the June issue has been posted over on the Russian Burda website. I have to say that while I absolutely loved the last two issues, I’m only lukewarm on this one. There are a few things I really like, a lot of things that are ok, and a more than a … More Newsflash: June Burda Preview Posted
The early preview of the June Burda has been posted on the Russian website. After the past two months being awesome, and us heading into the summer season, I wasn’t expecting too much. And, well, most of the preview is pretty meh. But there are a few pieces that look interesting so I am cautiously … More Newsflash: June Burda Preview Posted
Ebay has been the greatest enabler in my quest to fill out my Burda back order wish list. I mostly look for more recent issue – pretty much only for the last decade or so – but once in a while I get excited by some older issues. I have bought several magazines from the … More Vintage Burda Buys
Burda’s May issue is here! Normally I find a lot to love in the May edition, and this year is no exception. After April I was worried that there wouldn’t be any good designs left for the “spring dress” issue, but I needn’t have feared. Several of these designs are going on my must-sew list, … More Newsflash: May Burda Preview Posted
The German Burda and Russian Burda websites have both posted early preview pictures for the May issue. May is traditionally “the dress issue,” but I was wondering how they were going to top all of the stellar designs from April. Well, I guess I need not have worried – there are several photos here that … More Newsflash: May Burda Early Preview Posted
So I recently got an email from Burda Style about a new “Pattern Collection Kit,” which is essentially a set of patterns from a magazine section sold as a bundle of downloads. The most recent email contained some of the fantastic patterns from the 2013 March issue. My email looked a bit like this… Normally I … More Burda Style Collection Kit, or, Why I Love the Magazines
The Russian Burda website now has a full preview for the Spring/Summer 2014 Burda Easy! (Bonus: They also have the early preview of the Burda Knitting Magazine. I am not a knitter, so I won’t be doing a review, but you guys can check out the pictures if you want – there is a knit … More Newsflash: Burda Easy Spring/Summer 2014 Full Preview Posted
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