Vintage clothing shop and ephemera blog.
All those ruffles and the elegant 1930s silhouette! Totally Old Hollywood Glamor, glamorous movie star inspired. Feminine. Caped back dresses and fancy collars! “Mannish” two piece outfits (which look like our modern skirt suit outfits)… The nautical inspired styles, and the liberal use of crepe fabrics (no wonder few pieces of clothing have survived). Especially interesting [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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