"A catalog I received ....ummm.... SOME years ago" ...Doing a poor job hiding your immortality in this video, ngl
@thomasjamison20502 жыл бұрын
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.
@tvdsje2 жыл бұрын
Such nice memories, thank you for sharing!
@ayannahendricks62662 жыл бұрын
Thank You 🙏 for sharing your story with us. Very touching.
@passionfruitfruit2 жыл бұрын
💖💖💖
@sisuguillam51092 жыл бұрын
Such a lovely comment. We can tell that you love her very much and that she was a wonderful person!
@cecilyerker2 жыл бұрын
What was her name and could you upload some of her pictures to the Internet?
@modernistishhippie75252 жыл бұрын
Karolina: ''Who wouldn't want a mushroom themed coat?'' My first thought: Rachel wouldn't mind.
@aaronjohnson37262 жыл бұрын
true lol!!!
@katrinabaumann92442 жыл бұрын
Or Morgan too
@espurrlady33972 жыл бұрын
Same here!
@kasiakupczyk83792 жыл бұрын
And Harper from Wizard's of Wavarly Place
@jillparks2 жыл бұрын
(Hears Rachel's spirit in the distance) "Challenge accepted!"
@KatheD2 жыл бұрын
"this color combination ate, and left no crumbs" = best quote this year!
@rasingirl752 жыл бұрын
Truth
@Wackymushrooms2 жыл бұрын
*Props to the people who drew that stuff just for a catalog like it's actually so pretty*
@samuelauthier68462 жыл бұрын
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_Audubon2 жыл бұрын
commercial artists do that
@caligulalonghbottom26292 жыл бұрын
@@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_Audubon2 жыл бұрын
@@caligulalonghbottom2629 😆 lol that ain't how haute couture is sold, darlin'
@caligulalonghbottom26292 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@gorzkawodka2 жыл бұрын
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.
@Sarlota2 жыл бұрын
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...
@mellie41742 жыл бұрын
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!
@frankharr94662 жыл бұрын
I buy that. It employs tailors. It means a fabric company can stimulate business without having to actually make clothes. I like it.
@kaltespopcorn40872 жыл бұрын
My great-grandmother worked like that to! I instantly thought of that when I saw the intro
@kaltespopcorn40872 жыл бұрын
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.
@ReptilianTeaDrinker2 жыл бұрын
@@kaltespopcorn4087 That's cool! :O Lucky!
@birdenthusiast54212 жыл бұрын
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.
@oooSALUKIAooo2 жыл бұрын
Definitely this! Catalogue for polish audience wouldn't be written in french.
@brenningestiehr87622 жыл бұрын
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
@aestevalis02 жыл бұрын
Yeah, this looks like a sample catalogue that would be sent to clothing manufacturers from textile mills.
@agnieszka25392 жыл бұрын
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.
@therobertfaulkner2 жыл бұрын
My exact thoughts.
@darkhairedsiren2 жыл бұрын
"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
@veronica58962 жыл бұрын
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!!!
@samanthapereira37332 жыл бұрын
Yes! The yellow one ,surely!? Karolina would look fabulous in any of them though🤷🏻♀️
@peggyriordan98572 жыл бұрын
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.
@Sarlota2 жыл бұрын
They are actually done the same way today for salons...
@aprillen2 жыл бұрын
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.
@peggyriordan98572 жыл бұрын
@@aprillen Thanks!
@peggyriordan98572 жыл бұрын
@@Sarlota I figured that was true, but I can't find anyone in my area who knows how to do that.
@SL-lz9jr2 жыл бұрын
Which is a shame because periwinkle is a universally flattering color that everyone can wear.
@moushka26922 жыл бұрын
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!
@Eloraurora2 жыл бұрын
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.
@anomalily2 жыл бұрын
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.
@jelsner50772 жыл бұрын
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.
2 жыл бұрын
yess, I love that movie!
@llamasugar54782 жыл бұрын
May I also suggest The Stork Club? It’s a musical comedy that includes a shopping trip that is basically a fashion show.
@becauseimafan2 жыл бұрын
Ooh I'm definitely gonna check that out! Thank you!
@JoelleGrace2 жыл бұрын
@@llamasugar5478 yes! It is sooo amazing!
@JoelleGrace2 жыл бұрын
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!
@bluelagoon19802 жыл бұрын
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-lz9jr2 жыл бұрын
That is quite a skill. I have been sewing for many many years and still can’t make a knot like that.
@bluelagoon19802 жыл бұрын
@@SL-lz9jr my mom says she has managed it exactly once, by accident.
@jinxed22142 жыл бұрын
I am begging you on my knees to review the met looks, especially since the theme was New York’s gilded age.
@PierroCh52 жыл бұрын
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 !
@PierroCh52 жыл бұрын
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.
@funstang20082 жыл бұрын
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. 👌
@samuelauthier68462 жыл бұрын
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
@EH238312 жыл бұрын
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!)
@lex68192 жыл бұрын
1930s fashions had a moment in the US in the 1970's when the movie "Bonnie & Clyde" came out. A very brief moment.
@zarinaromanets72902 жыл бұрын
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_3y3s2 жыл бұрын
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.9582 жыл бұрын
That's a great tip!!
@AmaltheaVimes2 жыл бұрын
Aye, and don't press the pages down / open 😅. It's a beautiful catalog
@daisyd57602 жыл бұрын
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😊
@krunoslavkovacec18422 жыл бұрын
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.
@airawn22182 жыл бұрын
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 !
@becauseimafan2 жыл бұрын
I had to resist pausing too! 😁
@EmmeChatterton2 жыл бұрын
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!
@ExcelsiorElectric2 жыл бұрын
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!
@aydenwoyus79432 жыл бұрын
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.
@Tidde2 жыл бұрын
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!
@fairyemma72012 жыл бұрын
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!
@lfgifu2962 жыл бұрын
In times as difficult as these, these are the things keeping me (and most, I believe) sane, so thank you SO much!
@semiboom2 жыл бұрын
6:20 ate and left no crumbs 😭😭
@robotunicorn64622 жыл бұрын
Cat vomit fabric is going to live in my mind forever whenever I see that type of textured fabric.
@julietareads2 жыл бұрын
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
@sisuguillam51092 жыл бұрын
Good luck with your test!
@Welivebythesea2 жыл бұрын
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!
@amnot232 жыл бұрын
All too freaking DIE for!! Loved the greens and blues with the white gloves!
@seir3232 жыл бұрын
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
@PistachioDean2 жыл бұрын
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.
@Classic_Cheese182 жыл бұрын
Karolina: *flips to seemingly blank page* I'm obsessed with this one great video tho these are all SO gorgeous!
@KayLoo2022 жыл бұрын
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
@Ellaodi2 жыл бұрын
I have a few 30s spring/summer patterns that look just like this, and now I'm inspired!!! Thanks for sharing!
@samuelauthier68462 жыл бұрын
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
@OnyxWildcat2 жыл бұрын
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!
@opheliahamlet35082 жыл бұрын
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.
@saulemaroussault63432 жыл бұрын
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 💚
@pambrandon41862 жыл бұрын
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.
@johnvonundzu21702 жыл бұрын
Truly, the 1930s were not a good time for women with hips - etc.
@hkneale2 жыл бұрын
I also noticed how they had no hips. Lovely fashion, but who is it going to fit?
@Toyon952 жыл бұрын
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!
@sheepmuffles97982 жыл бұрын
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.
@randomnessfave72982 жыл бұрын
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🤦🏻♀️
@ArtificialMayo2 жыл бұрын
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.
@LadyNikitaShark2 жыл бұрын
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.
@bethanya992 жыл бұрын
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.
@rockingpinaple2 жыл бұрын
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.
@brendanawesomeness2 жыл бұрын
Love this. I’ve been working on paintings inspired by 1930s fabrics and rugs 💜
@alissameeker2 жыл бұрын
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 😊
@FritoBanditoify2 жыл бұрын
I love her increasing excitement with every page turn 😂
@JoelleGrace2 жыл бұрын
5:58 wow! I LOVE that one!! The color in the drawing is beautiful!
@enenome98102 жыл бұрын
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?
@coalsparks2 жыл бұрын
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!
@v.9582 жыл бұрын
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?
@kefaloforia2 жыл бұрын
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.
2 жыл бұрын
whoa!
@sarahmatson49112 жыл бұрын
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-
@atuvera90212 жыл бұрын
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💕
@wumologia2 жыл бұрын
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.
@devh61682 жыл бұрын
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...)
@Jazzmine_Summers2 жыл бұрын
I am so sorry for the new met gala this year
@jessej71112 жыл бұрын
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! 🤩🤩
@sarahwatts71522 жыл бұрын
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.9582 жыл бұрын
Me too, I'd love to see more videos like this.
@DipityS2 жыл бұрын
Bless them for saving this exquisite little book and passing it along to you so we could all view it. I was thinking exactly the same as when you said "I could see myself in this" - I was thinking exactly that! It could be the colour, or the design - but it might also be the lady in the picture could have been you - she had your hairstyle you're sporting today - with the tight curls close to the head. I think you would rock that dress!
@achaoticfaerie2 жыл бұрын
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
@Lexya11222 жыл бұрын
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!
@nommh2 жыл бұрын
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!
@missterryvintage2 жыл бұрын
"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.
@tinu9512 жыл бұрын
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.
@theprinceofbrazil2 жыл бұрын
Oh my god, I LOVE your hair!!!! I would love to see a video of you recreating this updo! Great video by the way!
@HiddenAutumn2 жыл бұрын
That beginning bit was hilarious! I love Karolina. Her sense of humor always makes me happy.
@TenaciousSLG2 жыл бұрын
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!
@AkLars902 жыл бұрын
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.
@fujiko16012 жыл бұрын
Love how textured the fabrics look. Not at all what I would have imagined from the drawings.
@Victoria-dh9vb2 жыл бұрын
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
@piccalillipit92112 жыл бұрын
*ITS A FABRIC CATALOGUE* you can tell cos it gives the fabric widths at the top - mostly 140cm
@seashore9612 жыл бұрын
I’m fully obsessed™️ with the sleeve and collar details of the outfit at 3:41 I don’t even know how to sew that well but OOOH if I’m not going to try and make this someday!!! 😂
@janetdiaz89162 жыл бұрын
What treasures in this catalog. You are blessed to own it. I would love to see you make one of them.....in authentic, non-synthetic fabrics. Expensive I know, but who wants to be uncomfortable during the summer while wearing plastic (polyester).
@dansetzer14542 жыл бұрын
Cyd in Maryland, USA I loved this video. I'm a big fan of 1930s and 40s movies. Watching you flip through this book was like seeing ever sassy heroine or lady about town in those movies. That book is a gem for your collection.
@Scarecrowking2 жыл бұрын
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.
@elisabeth8402 жыл бұрын
My mother tongue is french so I liked to hear you trying to say «La mode qui vient» that was pretty good 😅 ❤ Great video! My grandmother was born in 1936 I like this year !
@christopherbarber93512 жыл бұрын
It's great to hear from you again, Karolina! Thanks for the tour through the book and fabrics. The fashion show in "Singin' in the Rain" is also fun.
@silkylistens2 жыл бұрын
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.
@sherrylovegood2 жыл бұрын
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.
@kimcorcoran74952 жыл бұрын
That catalogue is a work of art! I'd take any of these coats/suits! Drooling...
@titian-red2 жыл бұрын
Here I sit, a natural redhead, wearing orange. Redheads can totally wear orange. 😆
@samuelauthier68462 жыл бұрын
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
@elizabetha39362 жыл бұрын
I really hope she does try to make one of those it would look fabulous on her
@BethAge952 жыл бұрын
Love the "Lanapyl" outfit! The colour, the cut of the dress, the collar... definitely sth out of my comfort zone, but stunning!
@Wackymushrooms2 жыл бұрын
3:46 *Why buy that one when you can just let your cat vomit on a dress you already have*
@BryonyClaire2 жыл бұрын
This was such a fun trip down the past! Took me back to working in a fabric store in the best ways
@Jeanniebugg2 жыл бұрын
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.
@thegoodbyegirl272 жыл бұрын
I have some Delineator magazines from 1880-1920s and they are such a a trip to look through. Love this
@papprekki2 жыл бұрын
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.
@ginnieliebherr42452 жыл бұрын
Your humor always gets me. Thank you, Meme mom
@caligulalonghbottom26292 жыл бұрын
Closet Historian/ Bianca would love this book. Its very much her style especially the matching scarves and small bags...
@viviankampconde8552 жыл бұрын
pretty and old catalog: hey i- dear karolina: what I LOVE abou this one is seeing the drawing AND FEELING the fabric omg awesome! we: omg great stuff man
@kimberlyperrotis89622 жыл бұрын
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.
@TiffanyHallmark2 жыл бұрын
I love that the fabric samples are there and how colorful they actually are.
@ashleydahl65812 жыл бұрын
karolina I know you must have already gotten tons of requests but please I need to hear your opinions on the met gala outfits this year because as someone who was looking forward to full on 1870s to 1890s gowns I was disappointed to say the least
@louloute43642 жыл бұрын
As a french, it was very pleasant to see this video. I really like the way you explain and we can see that you love speak about fashion.
@astro54392 жыл бұрын
The 1930s are by far my favourite era for fashion. It's both elegant and quite modern.