Claire Shaeffer
Welcome, I am Claire Shaeffer.
I write sewing books and collect vintage fashions. I graduated with honors from a trade-technical school where I learned to make garments at all price points. Later, I graduated summa cum laude with a degree in art history.
I've written hundreds of articles and more than 25 books and videos on garment construction. I, also, design the Custom Couture Collection for Vogue Patterns. I taught college level courses for 22 years. I received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association of Sewing and Design Professionals in 2003 and the American Sewing Guild Hall of Fame Award in 2012.
I have an extensive collection of vintage fashions which I use for research.
My YouTube videos focus on museum exhibitions, sewing techniques, and what you can learn and apply from vintage designs.
2025 with Claire Shaeffer
Couture at the Powerhouse Museum
APPLIQUE SEAMS on FABRIC
Couture or Ready-to-Wear: Christian Dior-New York
CHANEL haute couture blouse
Easy Ruffled Shawl
Couture Sewing Techniques
24-Hour Dress
WOW — Секреты жакета Chanel
Chanel Designing with Fabric
Dior's Dress with a Twist
Electric Light by Charles Frederick Worth
Worth's Embellished Mantle, 1888
Dior Red Dress-and the Bias Stay
Отделка Chanel на куртках Haute Couture 1
The Complete Book of Shortcuts by Claire Shaeffer
Chanel Haute Couture
Sleeping Beauties: Reawaking Fashion at the Met
Couture Trims for Cardigan Jackets
haute couture vs rtw vs sewing
Fly Front Zipper- Abridged Untitled video
Fly front zipper
Crown to Couture
James Bond fashion show
The Flowers of Emile Dupont
Fashioning San Francisco: A Century of Style
Evening Designs 1954 1971
Chanel cocktail suits 1954 1971 Chanel Manifesto
Fashion Manifesto: Chanel's Evening Designs 1909 to 1939
German--17 Easy Tailoring Secrets for everyday sewing noX4ekJSDCUb5wece8aEb