Tag Archives: 1930s silhouette

Measuring Instructions for 1930s Fashions

How to Measure for Clothing – from the Summer 1935 Chicago Mail Order Catalog

These useful measuring charts, found on the back of the ordering form of this 1935 family fashion catalog, include concise measuring instructions for clothing which are probably still useful today! It illustrates and instructs how to measure for hats, bonnets, dresses, mens’ suits, gloves, coats, girdles, corsets, brassiers, underwear, stockings, bloomers, sweaters… and anything wearable [...]

1935 Dress fashions

1935 Summer Dress Fashions

Here are some summer dress fashions from the 1935 Chicago Mail Order Catalog, including two full color pages. These old fashion catalog scans are lovely illustrations of the 1930s silhouette and dress lines. I scanned the whole layout, too, so you can get the full effect of the illustrations. ”Look as sweet as you are” the sepia [...]