1935 Hat Fashions, Womens Hat Advertisements
This entry is part 4 of 15 in the series 1935 Chicago Mail Order Company CatalogThese are some very smart summer hat advertisements showing off the wide variety of womens hats that were in fashion in...
View Article1930s women’s suit and coat styles
Blue seems to be very much in style for womens suits and coats in 1935! Tailored and neat, only $5.98 for a blue tweed coat, skirt, and vestee. The matching hat, which came in 3 modes, could be bought...
View Article1930s curtains, sheets, & towel advertisements
This entry is part 3 of 15 in the series 1935 Chicago Mail Order Company CatalogHere are some scans from the 1935 Chicago Mail Order Company of curtains (swagger sets were “new and stylish”),...
View Article1930s Sewing notions, fabrics, laces, silks, and the last page of the Chicago...
This entry is part 2 of 15 in the series 1935 Chicago Mail Order Company CatalogHere are the last 11 pages from the Summer 1935 Chicago Mail Order Company catalog. They’re filled with advertisements...
View Article1924 Fashion Illustrations – dresses and hats
Four fashionable fall dresses, perfect for the season of 1924. Illustrated on models with fashionably bobbed hair, and one is wearing a cloche hat. It’s an advertisement for Carleton Dry Goods Company,...
View ArticleEarly 1900s Summer Fashion Illustrations
These fashion illustrations show what women wore in 1913, and what was in style. Apparently, embroideries were the rule, and placed where there was the smallest excuse for them. This illustration shows...
View ArticleThe Production Code and Continued Evolution of Cheesecake Pinup
This is an interesting article on how the Motion Picture Production Code affected the evolution of cheesecake pinup, and changed the recipe. The post The Production Code and Continued Evolution of...
View ArticleWomen’s Fashion Trends in the first half of the 20th Century, and Women in TV...
Women's changing fashions and shapes thru the 1900s! This first page quotes a skit about womens' changing fashions from 1903-1953 written by Lois Long of the New Yorker and performed on "The American...
View ArticleHow Politicians Shaped the Female Form
THIS is a very interesting article about how politics and politicians shaped women's fashions during the first half of the 20th century. The early feminist movement asked for many changes, among them...
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The Florodora Girls & Other Musical Comedy Stars
"Today's musical comedy stars replace the Grecian bend of The Florodora Girls with abandon, and little else" reads the headline. It mentioned the famous gals who have come from the anonymity of chorus...
View Article1930s Stockings Advertisements: Silk stockings, Rayon Stockings, Chiffon...
This entry is part 8 of 15 in the series 1935 Chicago Mail Order Company CatalogDid you know that nylon stockings didn’t come on the market until the 1939 World’s Fair? DuPont built the first...
View Article1935 Lingerie and Foundation Fashions – garters, corsets, shapewear, bras…
This entry is part 7 of 15 in the series 1935 Chicago Mail Order Company CatalogHere are three pages advertisements for women’s undergarments from the 1935 Chicago Mail Order Catalog. These include...
View Article1930s baby clothes
This entry is part 6 of 15 in the series 1935 Chicago Mail Order Company CatalogThis page of advertisements for baby clothes and diapers was between the lingerie and slip section. It’s really cute to...
View Article1935 slip, bra, and panty advertisements
This entry is part 5 of 15 in the series 1935 Chicago Mail Order Company CatalogHere are some catalog pages illustrating 1935 slip fashions, with a few bra and panty illustrations. I almost missed the...
View Article1930s shirts and hats for men, blouses for women, and outfits for boys and girls
This was another rather random seeming advertisement page. On this scanned page are advertised shirts for men, including “Sandforized” that include a tie and initialized tie clasp, mens summer hats,...
View ArticleEarly 1900s Summer Fashion Illustrations
These fashion illustrations show what women wore in 1913, and what was in style. Apparently, embroideries were the rule, and placed where there was the smallest excuse for them. This illustration shows...
View ArticleThe Production Code and Continued Evolution of Cheesecake Pinup
This is an interesting article on how the Motion Picture Production Code affected the evolution of cheesecake pinup, and changed the recipe. The post The Production Code and Continued Evolution of...
View ArticleWomen’s Fashion Trends in the first half of the 20th Century, and Women in TV...
Women's changing fashions and shapes thru the 1900s! This first page quotes a skit about womens' changing fashions from 1903-1953 written by Lois Long of the New Yorker and performed on "The American...
View ArticleHow Politicians Shaped the Female Form
THIS is a very interesting article about how politics and politicians shaped women's fashions during the first half of the 20th century. The early feminist movement asked for many changes, among them...
View ArticleThe Florodora Girls & Other Musical Comedy Stars
"Today's musical comedy stars replace the Grecian bend of The Florodora Girls with abandon, and little else" reads the headline. It mentioned the famous gals who have come from the anonymity of chorus...
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