what-i-found

Which Woman's On Her Way To Being Hated? Well, it's clearly Helen. She spreads rumors, she schemes, she tries to 'outsmart' ...

"On these pages, a very special wardrobe, designed by couturiers from Europe and America, to start making now in the most beautiful of ...

What can I say? A girl and her zipper.

We have more of our Joan Holloway look-alike, this time with her friends from the 1960 Spring Vogue Pattern Book. This article teaches us ...

When I saw this cover I stopped in my tracks...it's Joan Holloway! Well, it isn't, but wow, she's a dead ringer. Actually this V...

"Complacent neglect on these scores has caused many an attractive woman to look older than she really is - or wants to be." GROOM...

"Look Your Best...a well-groomed woman". "Today's woman with her busy life, has not lost the formula for personal attract...

I seem to be on a roll. Today I found another clipping inside a pattern, also from the Seattle Times. This dates from April 25th, 1954. Unfo...

I love when I find things in patterns! This clipping was in a pattern that didn't look anything like this outfit, but you can tell tell ...

"Patterns for the women with slender or larger hips are only available in Pictorial Review Patterns" These go from dresses you mig...

A Family of Fobs, or Bookmarks, Lamp-Pulls, Pincushions, Embroidery Designs. "These fascinating fobs may be embroidered on the pocket o...

"New Fashions as they appear from month to month are featured in the fashion pages of the Pictorial Review."

Have you tried smocking? I like how it doesn't take very much to make a huge impact. It's beautiful on a christening gown, charming ...

Pictorial Review Magazine - Childs Frocks and Romper for sizes 2-14. Each of these features embroidery, but each one also has something spec...

Modele Parisien - Last Minute Sketches from Paris. This showcases the Modele Parisien line of patterns. These cost $1.00 each (plus you got ...

Pictorial Review Embroidery Magazine - Illustrating Embroidery, Beading, Braiding and Fancy Work. This is undated, but it was issued quarte...

The Pictorial Review is bragging about their PRINTED patterns. The have a "scientifically accurate edge of the pattern". And ...

"CLOTHING protects the body from injury and shields it from heat and cold and from sun and rain. Our personal appearance depends to a g...

"ALL of us know that this is a beautiful and a pleasant world. We enjoy the songs of the birds and the beauty of the flowers. It gives ...

"Are You Neglecting Your Most Important Feature?" "It's so easy to give your eyes their full share of beauty-magic - with...