Whenever I see pillbox hats I remember how much Jackie Kennedy hated them but wore them because the milliners union donated to her husbands campaign.

@StuckinMO

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Interesting. Either way, she rocked the hat.

@Rotten_Ralph

Жыл бұрын

I love the way she pushed it so far back to let her do her hair and perched it on the back of her head. 😂 ‘twas a beautiful thing

@petapendlebury9024

Жыл бұрын

I think I read that was why she set them so far back. She probably started that trend!

@rd6203

Жыл бұрын

I didn't know that! And then to be known for them ever more must have been irritating

@StuckinMO

Жыл бұрын

I joined the Air Force in 1978, and women were issued the most unflattering dress uniform! It had a short, boxy jacket which stopped right below the hip...ugh. Our hat was called a 'beret', but it was really a pill box hat, which we wore at the back of our heads . I was told years later, (after that awful uniform was retired), that it was styled after Jackie Kennedy's early sixties suits and pill box hats. NO ONE looked good in that uniform! Maybe Jackie could have pulled it off.

Speaking of a balanced heel… I have some 1955 shoe lasts and I love them so much because the shape is beautiful and the arches look actually arched and supportive for a 4” heel.

@myrna_m

Жыл бұрын

I think this is the big issue with most modern high heels, including reproductions! They are never arched enough to actually support the feet correctly, and the heels are often placed too far back, which results in pain (not saying vintage shoes were always comfortable, though!).

As someone who lives in a place that has more cool than warm weather, I LOVE seeing all the fabulous coats and how they were styled

Those fabulous princess coats are almost impossible to buy because they use LOTS of fabric! I used 6.5 metres of wool coating, 1 metre of silk lining (sleeves, pockets, under-collar) and 6 metres of rayon poplin lining (body) for mine! M6800 lengthened to ankle all round.

@raraavis7782

Жыл бұрын

I remember wanting to sew something like that, years ago. But...yeah. I looked at the cost of doing it in a nice wool fabric and decent lining material (and why bother, if the fabric isn't really nice?) and decided, my knee-length puffer jacket (also known as the 'wearable sleeping bag'), had to do for this here gal 😅

@TheClosetHistorian

Жыл бұрын

Very true 😂💸

It's always a treat to watch one of your gorgeous vintage catalogue videos, Bianca! Thanks for a very happy hour's viewing 🙏😊

@TheClosetHistorian

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Mara!

I LOVE these catalog videos! Thank you for doing them :)

Bianca, as a Muslim, I just want to say how much I appreciate the lack of music in your videos (just listening to you talk is *chef's kiss* on its own). Alhamdulilah, some high quality fashion history content that I can actually watch! Thank you!

Your dad was born in 1957, my parents got married in 1958. My mum's wedding dress had a "circle" style skirt, ending at about mid calf. It's so unfair how people just looked good in photos from back then. Things were stylish rather than a trend for a month, so unfair! 😕😄

love the 1930s and your catalogue flip throughs in general… looking forward to those future videos!

The gowns = my mom's prom dress. Love these catalog videos!!!

SPRINGSTEEN boning? Hell, yes, I'll wear anything by the Boss!

@elisabethmontegna5412

Жыл бұрын

😂

Re: longline bra look up the brand Goddess. When I worked in bridal, this was the ONLY brand we carried in store, because of the boned cups

So enjoy these videos! It would be fun to see a Lane Bryant’s catalog as most folks don’t know that it was founded by a woman and has catered to full figured women for most of the 20th and 21st centuries😊. As a woman with “mama curves”, I enjoy looking at the one catalogue I own from them and seeing how things were styled for those with lots of lovely curves. Thank you so much for sharing!

@TheClosetHistorian

Жыл бұрын

I would love to find some from this time! They are very collectable for sure!

Loved the new catalog 😍 watch the video with my mother and we had so much fun talking about all the fashions 🤩

@TheClosetHistorian

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Darylyn!

I'm so glad you mentioned about foot turnout in the photos. Lines can make or break a pose. A turnout will always look better. Start with 3rd position. Sickling the foot imparts weakness. A good source to watch are the Rockettes and how they "post up" when they take pictures.

This is perfect timing, Im planning some winter clothes to sew as we head into the cool weather here in Australia

I’d love to see how you do the second dart away from the apex one day! Love your videos!

Missus here: Oh gosh, remember these days so well! Still have some of my Mom's accessories that match those on these pages. As someone in my mid 70's now, so happy for sweatpants, t-shirts, running shoes and sweatshirts!

This was fascinating! Enjoyed you pointing out the dart manipulation - really useful for thinking about how to deconstruct a piece by eye.

@TheClosetHistorian

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Annette!

:D mid-fifties and thirties are my favorite eras! I'm excited for when you take a look at the thirties catalogue!

The capri blue coat is gorgeous with those style lines!

that hooded yellow jersey is gorgeous! as someone who often wears headwraps a shirt that doubles as a headcovering is a dream

Thanks for showing the menswear! I love and wear a higher waist, though I can't embrace the pleats. These are so calming.

I just bought a 1959 Montgomery wards catalog because l so enjoy looking at these fashions. I remember as a kid looking at my grandmothers sears catalog and trying on her hats and old slips, dresses. It seems that dressing up back then seem so much more enjoyable.

36:56-37:28 Yup the 1950s was the era/decade where the qipao/cheongsam got the "tight fit" that people still associate with it today. It has also been noted that tight-fit was inspired by the sheath silhouette that was popular in "Western" fashion during that same time It is also interesting to note that between these kinds of cheongsams, you see being sold in catalogs and patterns in U.S.A. You see there is a difference between them and the qipao/cheongsam made by professional tailors by Chinese in China and in the diaspora ( i.e. those living in Southeast Asia and the U.S.A.). Though not like these differences would be noted, especially by the sellers selling that kind of qipao/cheongsam . A few differences I can note is for example fabrics generally used, the collar shape and height, and the fact that by this era/decade cheongsam/qipao that was completely devoid of pankous (what most people would know or call "frog closures") were the most common in the 50s and even the 1960s.

@TheClosetHistorian

Жыл бұрын

Real cheongsam are STUNNING! At the level of haute couture for sure, and most often custom made for each customer, so extra extra perfect 🤩 I can only imagine the copies were not even close 😅

@davriecaro3036

Жыл бұрын

@@TheClosetHistorian Oh well if you are interested, there is a series of blog posts on Tumblr discussing the qipao/cheongsam evolution in the 20th century. The series is titled: Abridged history of early 20th century Chinese womenswear

I love these catalog videos. I need to watch it again to note the timestamps for all the things I like.

I love the "one of each, thank you!"

I love 50s fashions. It was lovely to go through this catalogue with you. I'm personally fascinated by a 1954 Mme Grès dress, photographed by Jean Morel. I'd like to recreate it, but I have no idea how to pattern the gathering and darting. If only I had the Closet Historian's skill!

remembering how much 'I Love Lucy' 's Lucy Ricardo LOVED her 1950's hats!!😍

@TheClosetHistorian

Жыл бұрын

I would have gotten into soooo much trouble at a hat shop too 😂✨

My little heart just sings when you have a new catalogue video, this shit is pure serotonin

@TheClosetHistorian

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!! Another one coming up soon!

I have to say, these are some of my favorite videos you do. Just sitting down and looking at a vintage catalog together. Love it!

@TheClosetHistorian

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

This really brought back childhood memories for me. My mother’s red coat in particular which was I think she told me a faux lamb’s wool made of very shallow loops that she was always careful not to snag. I still think the skirt lengths of the ‘forties and ‘fifties were much more flattering than any other era.

@kathyjohnson2043

Жыл бұрын

I certainly agree with these skirt lengths. Once I was old enough to buy my own clothes that was the length I bought.

@maureenwilliford8985

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@@kathyjohnson2043 Yes, I remember being so thrilled in the late ‘seventies when maxi skirts with that ‘forties look came out.

@kathyjohnson2043

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@@maureenwilliford8985 i got to wear my mom's 1940s skirt that she had saved!

This review was quite a treat! Women's clothes were so nice in the 40s and 50s. Thanks for sharing. :-)

i have a tan trench coat from the 70s and now i'm looking for a black one- i found a black london fog trench that I've been fixing up but its too big on me, so i think once the pocket holes are fixed i'll send it back to the thrift store for another person to enjoy it more than i currently can!

It’s amazing how many construction details they include. I don’t recall ever reading a catalog that mentioned a “set in sleeve”.

Thank you so much for this fashion tutorial! I have a couple of those dress making text books you showed at the end. My mother-in-law went to fashion design school, so I was gifted all of her sewing supplies when she retired

You need that berry fitted suit in the first pages. What a great pocket and synching detail.

I always see my grandma in these 1950s models. On old photographs, she looks just like them!

A very enjoyable video, a delightful trip to yesteryear! I was a child during this era and to cut costs my mother sewed extensively!

@TheClosetHistorian

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Now it seems more expensive to sew 😅 worth it though!

Loved this, thank you! I could have bought something off nearly every page

I’d love to see you make the New Hooded Coat! I’m intrigued by how the cowl/hood works without the front wrinkling and etc

Irrc, Gertie's foundation video has a whole list of strapless longline bras in the description.

The really thin sweaters that became the t-shirt precursor look so cute. I think that would be a great video idea.

Rewatching as one does. And i really love this Era of style, we're going into winter where I am, and I wish I could put some of these looks right out of the book into my closet.

It sounds like an old time radio and I kinda dig it.

I love this series so much! Thank you!

Stirring consistently especially in the first 15 minutes and pre-wetting are the best ways to get an even dye color!

1948 was the year I was born. I was too young for those ladies garments then. Now I am too old for them (I have an old woman's body now). They would be beautiful on you.

I grew up in the late 60s and 70s. Montgomery Ward and Sears catalogs were a common thing in our home. I remember seeing all the pages and pages of girdles and bras and thinking how uncomfortable it all looked. Thanks for sharing. Brings back memories of my mom’s mid century clothes and accessories.

These videos are always a treat! Thank you.

Bambi and Snow white I think. Very cute!

I made a swing coat from a 50s pattern with a Really thick wool and I made a belt that works great! didn’t have enough fabric for long ties so I made it short and put two sets of hooks depending on how cinched I want to be. it does look a little thick but not enough to be bad😄

I love how put together these styles are😍

I reeeallly enjoyed this tour! Thank you! 🎉

What a fun and informative video! Thank you!

Yay!! My favorite series and my favorite fashion Era.

Thank you so much for these ❤

Amazing now long blue eyeshadow hung on. I saw it a lot in the mid to late 70s

what an interesting video. Thank you Bianca

My favourite years and my favourite seasons! I knew it would be good but that first burgundy suit made me :O

@TheClosetHistorian

Жыл бұрын

The suits are so gorgeous 🤩😭

I'm glad you're able to do this from time to time again!

Too fabulous!

i can see how much the 'fifties look influences your style👍🐝🪲🐞

I especially like this catalog as I was born in 1957. Thanks, Bianca :)

I love these kinds of videos.

My grandma loved catalog shopping.. I wonder if she still has any of these in a box somewhere haha

@TheClosetHistorian

Жыл бұрын

They are worth a bit now! 40-80$ a catalog ✨

I love the late 50's look.

Yas! Love these catalog reads! Meanwhile, I love that Jean Patchett and Suzy Parker are literally in every ad of the 1950’s lol. They’re sprinkled all through the fashion in here. See if you can peep them.

@TheClosetHistorian

Жыл бұрын

I have a 1940's catalog with baby Betty Lauren Bacall in her early modeling days! Glam ✨

I LOVE when you do these catalog videos! I have a few catalogs myself but it's a lot more fun to go "through" them with someone else, as it were :)

Thank you for such an interesting video - I love being able to look at these old catalogues and your commentary is always both educational and very interesting 🥰

@TheClosetHistorian

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Thank you Molly!

I love the suits. So flattering to curves.

@TheClosetHistorian

Жыл бұрын

I never understand why modern suits are not more like 40s and 50s suits which were sooooo good 🤩

@marisoldominguez438

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@@TheClosetHistorian 💯 agree

The double princess is so cute and very figure flattering!! Would love to see a tutorial ❤

@TheClosetHistorian

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Trying to investigate the style currently! 🧐✨

When you pointed out the thin ties for men in that catalog it brought back memories of the Rooster ties my dad sometimes wore in the sixties. My mom bought them for him. I don’t know if he liked them, but I love them. I still like to look at them on eBay.

Love your videos as always. Having grown up on a Canadian island, the Eaton's, Montgomery Wards and Sears Wish Book were especially a part of our lives, but I feel like we are back to the same method of shopping now, ordering online, not knowing what we are getting! or if it will fit! 😊

I really love your cataloging videos! It's really fun for me to listen to someone sharing things they find neat and flip through a book together. (this is a suggestion ONLY if you would find it interesting) I'd love to see a compare/contrast of something specific across multiple catalogs. Maybe like menswear-inspired looks across catalogs from the 40's through 50's, or knitwear in ready-to-wear catalogs vs. homemade pattern catalogs?

I have Practical Dress Design! It is a good one Also, I love that you're talking "when" now. Happy hunting 💜

I'll watch this video more carefully than I do at my classes..

Would love love love to see how to draft the ample collar of the very first coat of the video! Hint hint...

What fun - I was born in 1956 and hated the shapeless 60's and 70's polyester clothes - I used to haunt the thrift stores and found incredible fitted dresses, coats and beautiful slips. I was never a conformist when it came to clothes. I wish I would of known how to sew but it was easy to find thrifted treasures.

@TheClosetHistorian

Жыл бұрын

The thrifting must have been AMAZING 🤩

Yay! Another catalog! I love these videos! ❤ Edit: And it’s Kansas City! My home town!

Wow

Timestamp 52:16----I see my mom's Shenandoah crab apple luncheon dishes, right page, top row. I still have them and use them all the time. Now I know where--and what year--she got them, since she loved MW. Unfortunately she didn't get the matching tumblers.

Like a museum, but without the crowds.

wish everyone still dressed like this

If you ever come across a plus size catalog, I would love you to do this for it

Suzy Parker. The ne plus ultra of redheaded fashion models.

I love your You Tube channel!! I've have learned so much!! Your make up is divine! What foundation do you use?

@TheClosetHistorian

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Donna! I use Mac studio fix foundation

That bra you’re looking for, looks like the bra I got in 2001 when I got married, through the Bridal Store. I was wearing an F cup then. Let me see if I can find that store. If they are still around they can probably mail it if it’s still available.

@Lauren_P_

Жыл бұрын

Low’s Bridal In Brinkley Arkansas. Definitely them, and they say they have bras on their website. (I think my comment with the website got deleted.)

I love all of your videos, you sound like THE most amazing person to hang out with. But I have a small question? What gave you the confidence to dress and sew this way? Because I want to sew all of the 20’s, late 40’s, 50’s and 60’s but I’m afraid I would never wear it out? ❤❤❤

@TheClosetHistorian

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I am a major introvert, so hanging out mostly scares me 😂 But I truly don't care what strangers think of me, so I wear whatever I want! Life is waaaaay to short to care about other peoples opinions of me, especially about something as silly as fashion

Mmmm tweed ❤

I love the blue shirt fronted dress on the right side of the spread at 31:00, does it have a little grandad collar? Definitely sewing inspiration

I'd rather a real fur coat, but I don't desire to have either. Wool is available, and no animal had to die. And if I really wanted a fur look.. it can be made with a wool, tho care would be REALLY tedious and not really worth it lol.

I once heard this styling rule, and to me it made so much sense. But it doesn't seem like people nowadays necessarily stick to it. I was wondering what your thoughts on it is? The rule is, that you'd always wear the thinnest and most delicate fabrics closest to your skin, and then you go rougher and thicker for each new layer you put on. So you'd never put on a thin top over a ribbed turtle neck as an example. Of cause you should always wear whatever you want, and rules are there to break. I just wondered if you adhear to this one? 😁

@TheClosetHistorian

Жыл бұрын

I guess I never think about rules explicitly? I just do what I like 😅✨

I was also born in 1957, in January.

Check a bridal shop for that longline strapless bra

Hello, I have question: What level of Pattern do I need to join to have access to the video of the Space Queen Dress? I love that dress. Also, can you recommend a French curve. The one I have from many years ago seems small to me. I'm not good enough to eye ball or draw free hand. It has been may years since I designed my own patterns. Fifty-Six to be exact. I was studying design, when I did the stupid 60s thing and quit school to work two jobs to put my husband through college. To say I have regretted that decision many times is an understatement. Finding you has inspired me to try again. I love your style.❤

@TheClosetHistorian

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Marie! The space dress video can be found here! kzread.info/dash/bejne/nqablJl8nbCyZdY.html I think the French curve rulers are standardized, mine is like this one atlaslevy.com/French-Curve_p_2514.html

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aside from the gorgeous clothing in this magazine and your comforting tone, I have learned that my $19.07/hr wage would be GLORIOUS in the 50’s, but I’ll stick with all my personal liberties and inflation i guess 😢

dominique has a natural waist length longline bra similar to that though it angles up in the back which ruins the effect imo. so close & yet so far.

The catalogue didn't come with an Add To Cart button but that was probably for the best for me...

@TheClosetHistorian

Жыл бұрын

Same 💸