SPRING/SUMMER FASHION TRENDS REVIEW but it's 1936 (ft. original fabric samples!)

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[@thomasjamison2050]

I always enjoy these videos. My wife, who is now deceased, worked in her youth as a catalog model for all the important houses in New York, Paris, Bonn and Madrid. She had many other interests, but she was always around the house with her hair in curlers and always a knowledgeable critic of clothing and fashion. I have piles of her catalog photos, but that's not the same as having her about. She was the kindest and most charming person I have ever known, but in a number of ways Karolina reminds me of many things about her.

[@tvdsje]

Such nice memories, thank you for sharing!

[@ayannahendricks6266]

Thank You 🙏 for sharing your story with us. Very touching.

[@passionfruitfruit]

💖💖💖

[@sisuguillam5109]

Such a lovely comment. We can tell that you love her very much and that she was a wonderful person!

[@cecilyerker]

What was her name and could you upload some of her pictures to the Internet?

[@effiethefey]

"A catalog I received ....ummm.... SOME years ago" ...Doing a poor job hiding your immortality in this video, ngl

[@modernistishhippie7525]

Karolina: ''Who wouldn't want a mushroom themed coat?'' My first thought: Rachel wouldn't mind.

[@aaronjohnson3726]

true lol!!!

[@katrinabaumann9244]

Or Morgan too

[@espurrlady3397]

Same here!

[@kasiakupczyk8379]

And Harper from Wizard's of Wavarly Place

[@jillparks]

(Hears Rachel's spirit in the distance) "Challenge accepted!"

[@KatheD]

"this color combination ate, and left no crumbs" = best quote this year!

[@rasingirl75]

Truth

[@Sarlota]

My mother used to import luxury textiles from Italy... We had such catalogs at home by Ungaro and Valentino - they are ment to be sold to tailoring shops/salons for the customers to browse and see "what is next in fashion" (as the title of your book says) and get a piece done for themselves out of the materials presented and ordered from the factory via somebody like my mom. The catalogs are very expensive themselves and are also utilised for "bragging rights" by the salons. The label at the back is probably the factory who made the fabrics and trying to make themselves look fancier by making their entire catalog in French (the language of fashion even thou the whole Haute Couture shenannigans were founded by an englishman, lol) or the catalog was ment for the French market...

[@mellie4174]

Awesome info. I was thinking looking at the catalog that it was for people to order these clothes in thier choice of fabrics! Thanks for confirming!

[@frankharr9466]

I buy that. It employs tailors. It means a fabric company can stimulate business without having to actually make clothes. I like it.

[@kaltespopcorn4087]

My great-grandmother worked like that to! I instantly thought of that when I saw the intro

[@kaltespopcorn4087]

Actually I still have a coat made by her that would probably be out of such a catalog. It even says “Haute Couture” on the label.

[@ReptilianTeaDrinker]

@@kaltespopcorn4087 That's cool! :O Lucky!

[@gorzkawodka]

Hi Karolina! Moritz (Maurycy) Piesch founded a textile factory in 1857 in Wapienica. This factory became a part of Zakłady Tkanin Wełnianych „Mazovia” in Tomaszów Mazowiecki. It looks like you have Piesch catalogue with fabric samples they made in his factory. They used to make fabrics for coats and jackets.

[@birdenthusiast5421]

Could it be possible that it's the other way around, and that this was a catalog for a Polish fabric company making supplies for a French fashion company? My family is from Śląsk and I know a lot of the industry there (at least, pre-WWII) was focused on fabric mills and textile manufacturing, and if I remember correctly you're from Kraków which isn't far from that region. Maybe this was designed to market the fabrics to French buyers, or alternatively as a guide to the Polish manufacturers on what fabric types they will need/should be sent for. Just spitballing, though, I'm definitely not a Polish fashion history expert nor did I grow up in Poland.

[@oooSALUKIAooo]

Definitely this! Catalogue for polish audience wouldn't be written in french.

[@brenningestiehr8762]

yeah I did an internship at a fabric mill/museum and they had a book very similar that was a guide to the weaves/colours/weights the mill offered

[@aestevalis0]

Yeah, this looks like a sample catalogue that would be sent to clothing manufacturers from textile mills.

[@agnieszka2539]

You might be right but please consider the fact that pre WW Silesia was an integral part of Prussia (later Weimar Republic etc.) for so long (Silesia has never ever been under the partitions) so the relations and economic connections between France and Prussia were different than with Polish states I guess. Plus I think, but I may be wrong that magazines for the Poles could have been written in French because Polish-French relationships were kind of close and French language in fashion magazine makes it look more proper I guess.

[@robertfaulkner9105]

My exact thoughts.

[@Wackymushrooms]

*Props to the people who drew that stuff just for a catalog like it's actually so pretty*

[@samuelauthier6846]

Feels unique to see other light weight fabrics that always a cotton jeresy nylon or breathable denim think those spring swatches would also make good pantsuits and menswear as womenswear was just as fun as these dresses in the video

[@Marcel_Audubon]

commercial artists do that

[@caligulalonghbottom2629]

@@Marcel_Audubon Its Haute Couture. If this were a Schiaparelli 'catalogue' they would possibly have been done by Dali... and if it were a bit later its possible it ccould have been doen by Warhol (although not for any couture houses, he was just an American commercial artist I think for the likes of American Vogue)

[@Marcel_Audubon]

@@caligulalonghbottom2629 😆 lol that ain't how haute couture is sold, darlin'

[@caligulalonghbottom2629]

@@Marcel_Audubon Thats how it was sold until modern times, darlin'. Its called 'croquis' and the couture houses used to send the new designs to clients with a fabric sample.

[@darkhairedsiren]

"The next one isn't really my favorite because the fabric looks like my cat's vomit" and the way she just proceeded is sending me

[@veronica5896]

Please - please - make something from this catalogue!!! It would be such an adventure. Finding the fabric, making the pattern, mockups and finally the final outfit! Pleeeeaaasee!!!

[@samanthapereira3733]

Yes! The yellow one ,surely!? Karolina would look fabulous in any of them though🤷🏻‍♀️

[@peggyriordan9857]

Loved, loved, loved this video!! It was great to see how the catalogues were done so many years ago, plus, how lucky are you that someone saw this in the trash pile somewhere and saved it for you!!!! I really liked the color combinations as well. They seem so saturated, at least on camera and the periwinkle was sooooo beautiful. Not enough periwinkle in the world today, LOL. Would you do a video on how you styled your hair? I have wanted to wear that style for so long and can't find anyone here, (America), to show me how it's done. Still sending prayers and funds to help the refugees from Ukraine and to support the people of Poland who are helping them. Hugs.

[@Sarlota]

They are actually done the same way today for salons...

[@aprillen]

I think she already has a video about her hairstyle, but you might have to dig a bit deeper to find it, it was a couple of years ago I think.

[@peggyriordan9857]

@@aprillen Thanks!

[@peggyriordan9857]

@@Sarlota I figured that was true, but I can't find anyone in my area who knows how to do that.

[@SL-lz9jr]

Which is a shame because periwinkle is a universally flattering color that everyone can wear.

[@moushka2692]

Love the hairdo! When I was young (nineteen-sixties) you could still buy coordinating fabrics as shown in your catalogue. My mom made me a jumper out of a gorgeous persimmon and teal plaid with a jacket in the coordinating persimmon fabric. I wore it to all my college interviews and felt very smart. Haven’t seen a jumper (American term, not a pullover sweater) in decades. As I recall, you could also buy wool suiting and knitting yarn of the same colour to make a matching cardigan or pullover. My nan, who had never worn slacks in her life, had several of these outfits. Nan knitted the sweaters while my mom sewed the skirts. She wore them with white blouses trimmed with lovely details of lace and embroidery. She was born in 1887 so she was well into her thirties before slacks became acceptable sportswear for women. That catalogue is a treasure!

[@Eloraurora]

That outfit sounds gorgeous. As a knitter, I'd run into the idea of going to a textile mill and being able to buy a length of skirt fabric and a few skeins of sweater yarn _from the same dyelot_ in a book a while ago and been so jealous that it wasn't a thing anymore.

[@anomalily]

Jumpers/pinafores are totally coming back into trend, interesting. I've seen a lot of them. Also gaucho pants with suspenders seem to be a trend as well.

[@daisyd5760]

When you said "It is such a fun dress", I got flashbacks from Jenna Marbles but she's an Edwardian Lady video: " Such fun, fresh colors" while wearing total white😊

[@jelsner5077]

This was fascinating. Have you seen the fashion show from 1939's The Women? It's a great film starring classic Hollywood actresses. The film is in B&W except the fashion show which was in Technicolor. It's a great movie and I think you would love the fashion show scene.

yess, I love that movie!

[@llamasugar5478]

May I also suggest The Stork Club? It’s a musical comedy that includes a shopping trip that is basically a fashion show.

[@becauseimafan]

Ooh I'm definitely gonna check that out! Thank you!

[@JoelleGrace]

@@llamasugar5478 yes! It is sooo amazing!

[@JoelleGrace]

Roberta 1935 is another amazing movie with great fashion and actual musical fashion shows in it! I highly recommend watching it! It is free on KZbin!

[@analemondrophigh]

The fact Karolina always finds time to make us happy! Her content is keeping historical fashion alive for our generation, and making it relevant again. So glad we found a person to share interests with!

[@bluelagoon1980]

This was a delight! I love getting to see REAL colors from the past. Photos and drawings always end up looking washed out and faded. These clothes would have been in season as my maternal grandmother graduated high school. Her graduation photos show her in a VERY similar blouse to the last one. She was skilled at sewing and made many of my mom's clothes in the fifties and sixties. I can still see her in 1992, in her mid 70s, putting a knot on a threaded needle by just quickly spinning her thumb and forefinger over it (think the "money" gesture). I'm still blown away by that thirty years later. My other grandmother was a quilter, and I still have two of her quilts from when I was a baby. My four year old daughter sleeps under one of them every night.

[@SL-lz9jr]

That is quite a skill. I have been sewing for many many years and still can’t make a knot like that.

[@bluelagoon1980]

@@SL-lz9jr my mom says she has managed it exactly once, by accident.

[@airawn2218]

The frenchspeaker urge to pose every two seconds to try to read what's written (even if that's just descriptions). This catalogue is so gorgeous, my collector soul is a little jealous of you for being able to have it !

[@becauseimafan]

I had to resist pausing too! 😁

[@Tidde]

The proportions of the sketched modells makes me think of sailor moon. So here's an idea for a video: sailor moon but make it 1930s!

[@funstang2008]

This is so refreshing to see! I feel like here in the U.S., 1930's fashion is all but overlooked when it comes to modern trends taking inspiration from the past. Possibly due to it being the decade of the great depression, and the start of the second world war. But omg I've always adored both men's and women's fashion from the 1930's and wish it was more well known. I love this little fabric sample booklet you got Karolina, it's honestly perfection imo. 👌

[@samuelauthier6846]

Plus actual women early mid 20th century in suits and pants unlike how kids view pants as a new concept since the late 60s and 70s of which YSL wanted to reinvent those for the modern working girl

[@EH23831]

Same! Women’s evening gowns from the 30’s are to DIE FOR 😍🫠 (See the latest version of Death on the Nile for some drool-worthy examples!)

[@lex6819]

1930s fashions had a moment in the US in the 1970's when the movie "Bonnie & Clyde" came out. A very brief moment.

[@zarinaromanets7290]

Honestly! Myrna Loy's wardrobe in the Thin Man movies sent me to the moon. It's like they transported an angel on set. 💃

[@h3art_3y3s]

So beautiful, what a wonderful thing to own and enjoy! 😍 A bit of a side note here, but I’m a conservator and I’m amazed at what good condition that book seems to be in, given all the samples etc. I would recommend interleaving some acid free tissue paper throughout to stop the transfer from those lines of glue from getting worse.

[@v.958]

That's a great tip!!

[@AmaltheaVimes]

Aye, and don't press the pages down / open 😅. It's a beautiful catalog

[@PierroCh5]

Hey ! At 3:30 this kind of coat is called a "coupe-vent" in french ("wind-stopper"), it's a kind of trench coat that is worn during the windy days of spring and autumn. Its purpose is not really to bring warmth, because the temperature is usually sweet during that time of the year, but simply to protect yourself from the chilly wind, especially if it's rainy outside !

[@PierroCh5]

PS: if you Google coupe-vent you're only going to find modern sportswear, because we tend to call coupe-vents "manteaux" ("coats") nowadays; we've also adopted the english "trench coat" to refer to anything that resemble them.

[@krunoslavkovacec1842]

It's incredible to see all the fabrics being handpainted in such vivid detail. Some don't match completely, but that's to be expected.

[@ExcelsiorElectric]

I absolutely LOVE the color combinations of the 1930s. Aren't they beautiful? Just think, this didn't stop at clothing, these color combinations were also incorporated in kitchen and bathroom tiles! Love it!

[@missterryvintage]

"How did they make it look good?" I would say it's not that they made it look good, but we were made to believe that it doesn't look good and that mixing and matching is gaudy and tasteless, and that the only way to be "classy" and "tasteful" is by being dull.

[@fairyemma7201]

Oh my God this is AMAZING...it’s wonderful to see these little “slices of life” form the past...thank you for sharing them with us, Karolina!

[@lfgifu296]

In times as difficult as these, these are the things keeping me (and most, I believe) sane, so thank you SO much!

[@robotunicorn6462]

Cat vomit fabric is going to live in my mind forever whenever I see that type of textured fabric.

[@randomnessfave7298]

WE BADLY NEED YOUR REVIEW ON THE MET GALA 2022 THEMED "GILDED GLAMOUR" THE LOOKS TURNED OUT TO BE gLiDed GLAMOUR 🤷🏻‍♀️😭 I'm like actually mad about how these celebrities could not follow a theme! especially Phoebe and Rege Jean who's in the show Bridgerton🤦🏻‍♀️

[@EmmeChatterton]

Ate and left no crumbs, that describes pretty much all of these outfits! So gorgeous, and those fabrics! Talk about luxurious, I can't imagine having so many suits to rock with all those pretty puff sleeves... just divine!

[@naomania3619]

I think the coat with the thin fabric could be a duster coat. It looked similar in style. They're usually worn in spring/autumn when the weather is too cold to go without a coat but not cold enough for a proper coat. Great video, loved the look back at styles from that era. The fabric samples were the icing on the cake!

[@julietareads]

not me (from spain) having a test about the spanish civil war (that started in 1936) next week, and this being the thing that is gonna give me the motivation that i needed

[@sisuguillam5109]

Good luck with your test!

[@Wackymushrooms]

3:46 *Why buy that one when you can just let your cat vomit on a dress you already have*

[@OnyxWildcat]

I am in awe that they not only saved this from literally be tossed away forever, but made a point to gift it to you! This is an absolute treasure O.O It's amazing how vibrant those colors still are. You can clearly see this book was well loved. So friggin' cool that you have it!

[@aydenwoyus7943]

I was a teenager/young adult in the ‘80’s. Some women I saw were actually very stylish and on trend. They used many of the color combinations reflected in that book. So those color combos remind me a bit of the ‘80’s even though the reboot of those styles were more in the early ‘70’s. It’s a beautiful book! I’m glad it’s in the hands of someone who appreciates it.

[@bryanrivera2469]

Karolina: *flips to seemingly blank page* I'm obsessed with this one great video tho these are all SO gorgeous!

[@titian5672]

Here I sit, a natural redhead, wearing orange. Redheads can totally wear orange. 😆

[@samuelauthier6846]

Yeah I so enjoy yellow and orange too with a touch of green I ain't Ronald McDonald but a proud lavish Irish male who embraces his Gaelic Celtic Brit heritage

[@jinxed2214]

I am begging you on my knees to review the met looks, especially since the theme was New York’s gilded age.

[@FritoBanditoify]

I love her increasing excitement with every page turn 😂

[@enenome9810]

I wonder if this is a template catalogue of French fashions that the Polish store filled in with their own fabric samples and colors, and that's why the figures are hand-painted?

[@seir323]

I love how gorgeous the colors are here- so often with 1930s and vintage fashion in general, everything is kinda faded or muted by time, whether it's the paper or the ink, dirt, dust etc. And when so much photography/film was in black and white too, it's really hard to get a sense of what things would have actually looked like at the time. So these gorgeous paintings and fabric samples, protected in this book- and saved from the trash heap!! - are a true treasure! Thanks for sharing with us

[@brendanawesomeness]

Love this. I’ve been working on paintings inspired by 1930s fabrics and rugs 💜

[@jessej7111]

Looking forward to your 1930s summer wardrobe. 😉 I know it's pretty much impossible to do more of this style of video (what are you going to do? *Poof* another book into your hands?), but DAYUM I loved this style of video! 🤩🤩

[@sarahwatts7152]

I dunno, I bet these are rare but still exist in some places. Maybe a museum would be willing to let her in to film some of their collections?

[@v.958]

Me too, I'd love to see more videos like this.

[@lauraoergel6003]

I have a few 30s spring/summer patterns that look just like this, and now I'm inspired!!! Thanks for sharing!

[@samuelauthier6846]

Yeah karolina's a damn genius yo enjoyed the menswear on women history learning more how it's not a new concept like some assume besides the many crossdressers and drag kings in the past like Joan of art

[@sheepmuffles9798]

As a fashion designer this feels like a fantastic example of an older sample book! Having those illustrations of example garments/items is a clever way to show how that fabric gets used, how it sits and folds, how it drapes, what occasion it's for, etc. And I would imagine this would either be on-site for the designers or for a warehouse so they know what to develop. Absolutely fascinating.

[@Scarecrowking]

My guess is that the drawings - both of patterns and of entire figures - are also in fact items of the cataloque, that they were selling both pre cut patterns as well as fabrics.

[@Victoria-dh9vb]

My guesses as to what the catalog was used for 1) you could order the clothing items, and the materials/patterns would give the buyer an idea of what the entire outfit would look like without having a physical copy 2) the patterns and materials were sold together, and you were able to look at the book like a preview, and gauge if the pattern was something you could do with your skill level 3) the catalog was selling the materials, and the patterns and pictures were included so that the buyer could see visualize what the material might be good for, and how it would drape when used with a similar pattern

[@v.958]

The purpose of that book was to inspire and incredibly after 88 years it absolutely inspires me. Like, I'm dying for those fabrics now. What!?! 😆how?

[@Toyon95]

Something like this that would be fit to put in a textile/fashion- museum and someone wanted to throw it out!? I'm so thankful it was saved and that you show it to us!

[@LadyNikitaShark]

Catalogs similar to this are still in use in the fashion industry but they aren't made for the general public and they are quite expensive. They are used a reference for designers and garments factories to choose the textiles they are going to used. A good parallel that everyone knows is the pantone company for coulors, this is the same but for fabrics/patterns. Trends on fabrics, patterns and colours are set years before a garment is in "fashion". The backstage of fashion industry is something truly amazing.

[@polygonvvitch]

My guess is they had the pattern drawings so that buyers in Poland could bring them to their tailor of choice to get the outfit made with the fabric purchased at the store.

[@ceeemm172]

There are still some Japanese pattern magazines that have their origins around the 1950s that have miniature patterns that you’re meant to understand how to scale up and use to modify your own block

[@AkLars90]

As some people have said, it’s possible that it’s a sample book of fabrics from a textile company sent out to tailors, but there is another option. A lot of couturiers would send out sample books and fashion plates with fabric swatches to high end customers who couldn’t come to the shows or into the stores for fittings. Often an assistant would bring the book to the client and confirm measurements and selections then head back to the couturier and make the garments that the client wanted and do fittings often traveling back and forth a couple times. There is a great BBC documentary that talks about this called “The Secret World of Haute Couture.” It came out in the early 2000s but it talks a lot about the more contemporary history of haute couture.

[@silkylistens]

Oh, I believe what you have there is one of the early trend books. In the 1930-40s fabric companies like Textile Argus started to amp up their traditional fabric sample books by showing, how the fabrics could be used, what the relevant silhouettes for the season looked liked and what the trend colours were. It turned into proper trend books and the first trend agency Carlin was founded soon after in Paris in 1947. That is how trend forecasting started.

[@sarahmatson4911]

Girl I wasn’t planning to do many sewing projects this spring but here we are aim dying to try to make some of these goddammit I don’t have time for this-

[@pambrandon4186]

This catalog was a fantastic gift. Thanks for sharing it with us. I love the thirties silhouette but could never get away with it on my lumpy body.

[@johnvonundzu2170]

Truly, the 1930s were not a good time for women with hips - etc.

[@hkneale]

I also noticed how they had no hips. Lovely fashion, but who is it going to fit?

[@astro5439]

The 1930s are by far my favourite era for fashion. It's both elegant and quite modern.

[@ArtificialMayo]

I've been reading Middlemarch, a Victorian novel about a bunch of socialites, and the whole thing is just full of descriptions of dresses that I don't typically try too hard to imagine. Your channel fills those holes! Super awesome content, thanks.

[@PistachioDean]

5:40 That sort of sage/moss green with white accents is my favourite. But what an amazing collection of 1930's outfits, and it's impressive just how well it's been preserved.

[@saulemaroussault6343]

It’s really interesting to see the fashion drawings, the way the shoulders are emphasised with very narrow hips. I remember being ENTHRALLED looking at very, very old catalogues (1900 or earlier) that my mother had, and seeing the subtle shifts in the way the models were drawn. Really cool video 💚

[@opheliahamlet3508]

How lovely that they thought to give the catalog to you. And to think they rescued it from the trash! It's a remarkable find. Thanks for showing us this treasure Karolina.

[@coalsparks]

You didn’t zoom in on the dress with the cape and now I’m obsessed with whatever decoration is down the front of the top! All of these are so super classy!

[@atuvera9021]

I wish i could touch those fabrics... My mom still has a few pieces from my grandma's closet and the quality is just so top notch... All the textures and intrincared patterns💕

[@calicoquilter4472]

Sounds like a manufacturer's catalog used to take orders from store buyers. Fabric samples and construction sketches for additional iinformation for the buyers. Or a catalog from a bespoke tailor showing available designs/fabrics. Your comment about the lightweight coat was confusing because even in the 1960's we had spring coats for that period between serious winter and warm weather.

[@elizabetha3936]

I really hope she does try to make one of those it would look fabulous on her

[@devh6168]

the ones with the coordinating fabrics remind me of when I lived in India- one of the things I loved the most was being able to buy lengths of fabric to be stitched up into salwar kameez outfits. there was generally a plain fabric for the bottoms and a fancier/more patterned fabric (or two) for the top, as well as a separately woven piece for the dupatta. (sitting on my bed at the moment, on a quilt made from scraps of those fabrics and can remember exactly what each outfit looked like...)

[@achaoticfaerie]

those bright fabrics make me so happy omg i'm such a sucker for vintage clothes and also fun colors/patterns, so the two of them together (how they actually would have been paired in the late 30s!!) makes my brain go brr

[@kefaloforia]

How strange the ways of the world can be... just researched the "Tkaniny Piesch" company and it turns out it was so near my city and that some members of my distant family used to work in it as it was one of the more important ones in the region.

whoa!

[@nommh]

I wore 5 colours only today, yellow pants, sleeveless pretrol tunic/dress, my tulip t-shirt in yellows, greens and reds and my backpack picked up the greens in the t-shirt. I may or may not have looked like a clown, but I felt very spring appropriate. That book is amazing and the colours are so vibrant. Thanks!

[@bethanya99]

I absolutely LOVED the "Cravan" coat with the collar that creates that second horizontal line above the bust paired with that sinched waist with double row of buttons. I WANT IT.

[@sherrylovegood]

I think it is a “look book” from the label. I used to get these when buying for my store. Some designers still put in the fabric swatches.

[@piccalillipit9211]

*ITS A FABRIC CATALOGUE* you can tell cos it gives the fabric widths at the top - mostly 140cm

[@srs…imnotyourairbags]

All too freaking DIE for!! Loved the greens and blues with the white gloves!

[@rockingpinaple]

Totally off topic but I have to make a comment to appreciate your impeccable hands. I hate it so much when people make videos that heavily feature their hands and yet feel no need whatsoever to as much as fix their flaking nailpolish. This is wholesome and has restorative properties, thank you.

[@crazydude1197]

Oh my god, I LOVE your hair!!!! I would love to see a video of you recreating this updo! Great video by the way!

[@kimberlyperrotis8962]

A great document to have. It was made for seamstresses to replicate Parisienne fashions. A skilled seamstress could supply the necessary details to make a cutting pattern. Theatrical costume patterns are still like this, they assume the maker can provide the details, order of construction, etc.

[@WBCRO]

Imagine living in a time when the clothes were so lovely and everyone dressed nicely! Your book is a real vintage treasure. I’m wondering if the sports dresses were worn to watch sporting events like tennis or perhaps to be worn on the weekends. 🤷‍♀️

[@kimberly2310]

So much talent, elegance, and inventiveness in these fashions! They make contemporary pattern designs look like women's prison uniforms.

[@Jeanniebugg]

What a fun book! My guess is that the book is just to show off the hot new fabrics. The pictures are just ideas for what to do with the fabric. "This fabric is great for suits." "This fabric is great for skirts." etc.

[@semiboom]

6:20 ate and left no crumbs 😭😭

[@wumologia]

Wow, the spring trends of 1936 were all about my favourite colours (including mushroom.) Also - so many of those smart suits remind me of what the actress playing Miss Lemon in the TV show "Poirot" wore. She was a very fashionable lady.

[@alissameeker]

This is so cool! The fabric swatches were actually really different from what I was expecting based on the drawings--it gives a better understanding of what the clothes were actually made of 😊

[@Lexya1122]

I loved that video, the outfit looked so good and easily elegant! And we NEED a side video listing all the color's names, with exemples like "burnt bread" or "mushroom", they must be litteraly, pun intended, delicious!

[@rebeccagibson7881]

I LOVE the fabric samples; the structure of the book makes me think the 1980s just did this again, but without the hats and capes, and with materials that were made by machines that couldn't copy the fabric texture.

[@fujiko1601]

Love how textured the fabrics look. Not at all what I would have imagined from the drawings.

[@IllyDragonfly]

As somebody who had her degree thesis about mushrooms (and loves to death her wooden mushroom shaped earrings) I can attest I would rock any mushroom themed or even just named coat XD

[@papprekki]

According ti an exhibition on the work of Klára Rotschild, an Eastern European designer from Hungary popular both pre- and post-war, you could buy either the proper pattern from French design houses, or half pieces - the latter would be a dress literally cut in half, for dressmakers to take apart and duplicate. This catalog might be a promotion material for selling patterns.

[@KayLoo202]

I want to say I would love a vid of you reviewing the MET Gala theme this year and who succeeded vs who.... did not try very hard

[@TenaciousSLG]

I LOVED this! What a find, so glad that couple found it, and it couldn't have ended up in better hands than yours. Thanks so much for sharing it with us!

[@LG-of8ue]

Wonderful video! So cool to see something from almost a hundred years ago that looks so intact! Love the styles! 💜

[@jeanninegarconne6082]

It could be that a french or polish fashion house was selling their designs like this. So perhaps if a supplier/department store decided for a style in this catalogue they would buy a sample and produce it in their own house. In Berlin this was quite common around 1900-1930’s. Design houses sold their works like this to america and department stores over there produced the styles in house.

[@pigpjs]

That first outfit looks almost exactly like an outfit my great grandma wore around that time! She wore it for my grandma's first communion. I wish I had that picture to compare. But, alas it was lost after my grandma died.

[@JoelleGrace]

I wonder if this was a buyers magazine? The fabric swatches, and sketches seem to point that direction! So neat!

[@emmifehse7855]

this book reminds me of order catalogs at fashion agencies, we usually had one variant of the finished garment and then a drawing and fabric swatches in a booklet to show buyers the variations they could order to sell in their respective shops.

[@IndieHellCat]

apparently it was really common for Polish upper and upper middle classes to speak french before ww2, as a relic of French as the court language (my source is my mum whose parents knew an upper class Polish man who settled in the uk, so take it with a grain of salt)

[@tinu951]

Those cloths do look soo good. I just love your videos bc each one is like a dive into fashion. It is very intersessting, tho in rl i just stick to my black oversize hoodies and t-shirts and blue jeans. Like i do not have a sence for style at all. But that just makes your videos even better.

[@corrie6744]

I always have fun watching your videos. I love love love that they give you a sample of the fabric! I'm super tactile so that's really cool, I won't wear something if it feels weird, regardless of how much I love the article of clothing. But, also, damn, your facial reaction to the drill sounds was really real. I'm a dumb American and I follow you on Instagram. Hearing that sound and seeing how it can happen whenever, it's just so scary and I'm very naive to that kind of thing.

[@eiralinnea]

Funny how all the colours remind me of my late grandma, but not really surprising considering she was in her early twenties in 1936. She found her style and kept at it!

[@heidisegelkeresky8610]

“Ate and left no crumbs”….I am using THAT with no guilt! Brava!

[@xRiriRebel]

wow, that was so interesting, and some of the designs were really stunning! thank you for letting us have a peek into this beautiful piece of history, karolina 😍

[@the100yearslatenewsletter3]

Amazing! I love going back in time with actual gems like this one from all those years ago. 😍😍

[@mirandahinton3250]

The lapels are epic! A book I read once referred to the massive shoulders of this era as "substitute testicles" as women started to demand more power and sway in the world. I dig it. And the magazine! Thanks for sharing!

[@miss-jazz-deez9415]

I am so sorry for the new met gala this year