I've often wondered how those patterns are seen with non German eyes. For those of us in the US, it's too bad that some of the other European sewing magazines/with patterns are so difficult to find in the US because I think a lot of sewers would subscribe or buy them on a regular basis rather than get Burda. I think if you understand that this is a German magazine designed to appeal to Germans and Austrians, then it all makes sense but for the rest of us - it means that a good bit of what goes on in the magazine from time to time is utterly meaningless. They are not making any sort of change to the copy or what is being offered to appeal to anyone else or to appeal to the changing demographic face of Europe.
All Burda does is to translate the pattern magazine copy into various foreign languages.
Additionally, in early spring, they do an issue with very formal white children's clothing for First Communion (which, if these issues are any example) is a very big deal for Roman Catholics in Germany. They also do a big issue in January where costumes for Fasching (which is like Mardi Gras but I think it lasts longer), which is only celebrated in Germany. It is not just the fact that every September, they have a whole display of 'tracht' (local/regional traditional dress/costumes). Let's put it this way - Burda pattern magazine is really not what you'd call an 'international' magazine. The September issue, pictures from BurdaStyle website: I tried, but I can’t really see these pattern changed to something I would want to wear. I am so hoping they will change something soon. Who wants these patterns? Is there a market to do this kind of patterns so regularly? Just wondering, it must be so because otherwise they wouldn’t make these, but I so much would like a more current look from Burda and patterns I want to make immediately. They offer that as “trend” for 2011/2012 in a small catalogue of the new envelope patterns for the next season. Not so, and I’m even more surprised to find a large collection of what they call “Country look”. Last week I browsed the new September issue, expecting a lot of new fall/winter fashion and of course hoping to find some patterns to like. I browse it in the shop every month and never bought an issue in the past 12 months, the patterns were either not attracting me, or variations of what I already have. If you have been reading my blog for a while you know that I was very disappointed in the way the magazine developed and ended my subscription last year. I haven’t written about Burda Style magazine for a very long time.
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