Simplicity Home Catalog 1969 Fall Fashion Clothing Hippie Sewing Patterns Winter for Sale

Simplicity Home Catalog 1969 Fall Fashion Clothing Hippie Sewing Patterns Winter For Sale

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Simplicity Home Catalog 1969 Fall Fashion Clothing Hippie Sewing Patterns Winter:
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Rare VintageSimplicity Home Catalog 1969 filled with groovy patterns.implicity Pattern Company is a manufacturer of sewing pattern guides, under the "Simplicity Pattern", "It's So Easy" and "New Look" brands. The company was founded in 1927 in New York City. During the Great Depression, Simplicity allowed home seamstresses to create fashionable clothing in a reliable manner. The patterns are manufactured in the US but are distributed and sold in Canada, England, and Australia, in some markets by Burda and in Mexico and South Africa by third-party distributors. The company licenses its name to the manufacture of non-textile materials such as sewing machines, doll house kits, and sewing supplies. Simplicity is now owned by Design Group Americas, Inc, a subsidiary of the British company IG Design Group plc.
HistoryJames J. Shapiro (1909–1995) founded the Simplicity Pattern Company in 1927 and was its first president. The company was based on an idea of his father's, Joseph M. Shapiro (1888 Russia – 1968 California), a magazine ad salesman.[1][2] The company at one point was considered part of the NYSE Nifty Fifty stocks.
In 1998, the company was acquired by Conso International Corp.[3][4] Conso subsequently changed its name to Simplicity Creative Group, Inc. Until 2007, the company had its main plant in Niles, Michigan.[5]
Simplicity Creative Group was acquired by Wilton Brands, Inc. in 2013,[6] and sold in November 2017 to CSS Industries,[7][8] who in turn were acquired in January 2020 by IG Design Group plc, via their American subsidiary Design Group Americas, Inc.[9]
In June, 2025, the parent company of Simplicity, Butterick, McCall's, and Vogue pattern lines was sold to liquidation firm Hilco Capital. IG Design Group attributed the sale to recent tariffs, a softening market, and the bankruptcy of Joann. Related Items: