what-i-found

Vintage sewing and fashion ephemera with a few other finds from my travels.

Saturday, July 2, 2011

McCall's Magazine - 1964- Beachwear

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This is what I'll be wearing this weekend...what did you have planned?
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Friday, July 1, 2011

McCall's Magazine- 1964 - Betsy McCall Writes from the Bahamas

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"Betsy took these clothes to Nassau..." You can click twice, print this out and go on vacation too!
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Thursday, June 30, 2011

McCall's Magazine -1964 - Patterns for Miss America

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"chosen to catch a gentleman's eye..." NORTH Lovely Donna Axum, of Arkansas, Miss America of 1964, is currently touring the co...
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Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Radio Stars Magazine -1931 -How Beauty and Romance Came to Nancy...and May and Jane!

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We have the saga of Nancy, but both of these other two gals are having issues with Jack...who is two-timing them!
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Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Radio Stars Magazine -1931 - Still...it's her Eyes...

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Still...it's her Eyes that make her so completely...so irresistibly...so ravishingly fascinating. "Lovely figure, beautifully gowne...
Monday, June 27, 2011

Radio Stars Magazine -1931 - Fashion Parade - Harriet Hilliard, Alice Faye

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Fashion Parade Arranged by Helen Hover Smart clothes make smart women and vice versa. 1. Just glance of Harriet Hilliard in this charming...
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Sunday, June 26, 2011

Radio Stars Magazine -1931 - Mae West and the Radio Jinx

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The article inside the magazine refers to the jinx...the idea is that other movie stars hadn't done well in Radio, but they expect that ...
Saturday, June 25, 2011

Today's Housewife - 1927 -Applique and Embroidery Trims the Newest Drapery

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Frankly I haven't ever put this much effort into my drapes, but the effect is pretty wonderful, maybe I need to get busy embroidering! (...
Friday, June 24, 2011

Today's Housewife - 1927 -The New Hamilton Catalogue!

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The New Hamilton Catalogue Brings Fifth Avenue's Smartest Styles to You! "Hamilton customers are enabled to dress better at lower c...
Monday, June 20, 2011

Today's Housewife - 1927 - Smart Fall Frocks + Slender Lines in Smart Styles

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Looking closely at these frocks from 1927 it seems they had figured out something...no waistlines meant no corsets, lacing or uncomfortable...
Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Moon, So Round and Yellow

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Wasn't it pretty tonight?
Saturday, June 11, 2011

McCall's Magazine - 1907 - Jackets (and Skirts) That Will Be Fashionable This Season

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"There is great variety in the outdoor wraps for the coming season. All figures are suited, and if a woman cannot get a becoming jacket...
Friday, June 10, 2011

McCall's Magazine - 1907 - Two Gowns - Wool and Silk

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"A Smart Gown of Striped Woolen and One of Silk" And don't miss the accessories.
Thursday, June 9, 2011

McCall's Magazine 1907 "The Queen of Fashion"

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This wonderful McCall's Magazine will show us lots about life in 1907. The skirts, the waists of course, but don't miss the hair, th...
Sunday, June 5, 2011

Success Magazine - 1926 - Beauties of the Day!

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Success Magazine from August, 1926. The lovely cover illustration is by Livingston Greer. Inside we see Mrs. Calvin Coolidge's port...
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Wednesday, June 1, 2011

More Sweater Girls- 1946 - Help them talk!

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These gals just look like they have something to say. So I'm going to number each one and let you provide dialog. Go! ONE TWO THREE FOUR...
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