what-i-found

"A ball of yarn, a scrap of felt, and you...looking like a fashion photo" More from Make and Mend, this time it's Hats. Fabric...

Here's some more from Make and Mend for Victory. This is a bit wordy, but if any of you want to actually repurpose a man's suit into...

More from Make and Mend, this time you can transform his old shirts into girls blouses, pajamas, childs dress, boys suit, a pinafore, a boys...

"It's up to you to keep the home fires burning, to see that you and your family stay easy-on-the-eyes. Fortunately, you can be patr...

"While I am unalterably opposed to corset wearing, I do not hesitate to say that women who wear them will do well to substitute the Q.D...

"Then a happy thought came to me; if everybody is buying dancettes, wouldn't they make appreciated gifts?"

"Rhythm in Lingerie...cut to flow easily with your every movement...Rhythm's patented design...sculptured waistline...formfit back ...

Lassie Maid made lots of great coats in the 40's and 50's, but other than advertisements I couldn't find much about the company....

"This stylish model can be utilized for either an independent garment to use for street wear only, or for a polonaise to complete a cos...

Here's a little about Helen Walker . She's in "Luscious California Colors" of Jiminy which seems to have faded into histor...

These all look pretty elaborate to me!

"Choose your next dress from the attractive Simplicity Printed Pattern styles featured in this issue of "Prevue" and have the...

You can enlarge this by clicking twice and then print it out...have fun!

I found this in a pattern today. "Quality Costs No More"

The Rogers Peet stores closed in the mid 1980's, but they were impressive in their day; "Rogers Peet was a men's clothing compa...

From Nuns Boilproof Thread Catalog, 1923

Becoming Cottons - from the Bellas Hess Fall/Winter Catalog - 1940.

Vanity Fair "crushless culottes"