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

2 жыл бұрын

Such nice memories, thank you for sharing!

@ayannahendricks6266

2 жыл бұрын

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

@passionfruitfruit

2 жыл бұрын

💖💖💖

@sisuguillam5109

2 жыл бұрын

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

@cecilyerker

2 жыл бұрын

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

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

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

@aaronjohnson3726

2 жыл бұрын

true lol!!!

@katrinabaumann9244

2 жыл бұрын

Or Morgan too

@espurrlady3397

2 жыл бұрын

Same here!

@kasiakupczyk8379

2 жыл бұрын

And Harper from Wizard's of Wavarly Place

@jillparks

2 жыл бұрын

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

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.

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

@rasingirl75

2 жыл бұрын

Truth

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

@samuelauthier6846

2 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_Audubon

2 жыл бұрын

commercial artists do that

@caligulalonghbottom2629

2 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_Audubon

2 жыл бұрын

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

@caligulalonghbottom2629

2 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.

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

2 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!

@frankharr9466

2 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.

@kaltespopcorn4087

2 жыл бұрын

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

@kaltespopcorn4087

2 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.

@ReptilianTeaDrinker

2 жыл бұрын

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

"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

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

@brenningestiehr8762

2 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

@aestevalis0

2 жыл бұрын

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

@agnieszka2539

2 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.

@robertfaulkner9105

2 жыл бұрын

My exact thoughts.

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

@aprillen

2 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.

@peggyriordan9857

2 жыл бұрын

@@aprillen Thanks!

@peggyriordan9857

2 жыл бұрын

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

@SL-lz9jr

2 жыл бұрын

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

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

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

2 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.

@anomalily

2 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.

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!

@llamasugar5478

2 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.

@becauseimafan

2 жыл бұрын

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

@JoelleGrace

2 жыл бұрын

@@llamasugar5478 yes! It is sooo amazing!

@JoelleGrace

2 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 KZread!

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😊

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

@bluelagoon1980

2 жыл бұрын

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

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!

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

2 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

@EH23831

2 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!)

@lex6819

2 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.

@zarinaromanets7290

2 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. 💃

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

2 жыл бұрын

I had to resist pausing too! 😁

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

2 жыл бұрын

That's a great tip!!

@AmaltheaVimes

2 жыл бұрын

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

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!

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

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!

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

2 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.

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!

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.

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

"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.

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

@samuelauthier6846

2 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

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🤦🏻‍♀️

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!

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!

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

2 жыл бұрын

Good luck with your test!

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

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

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

2 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.958

2 жыл бұрын

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

I love her increasing excitement with every page turn 😂

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

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

@samuelauthier6846

2 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

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!

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

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?

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

@hkneale

2 жыл бұрын

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

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

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-

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?

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.

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!

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

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

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 💚

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

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💕

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.

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

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

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

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.

6:20 ate and left no crumbs 😭😭

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

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!

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 😊

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!

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.

These were all so beautiful!

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

i really love these kinds of videos!!!

Loved this!! Thank you so much for sharing this treasure!!!

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

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.

this catalogue is so precious i loved it *^*

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 😍

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.

I looooved this so much! such a treasure, thank you for sharing this with us 💛💙

THIS WAS AMAZING

This was such a fun trip down the past! Took me back to working in a fabric store in the best ways

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.

Thank you for sharing this, it was super interesting! The fabrics look stunning

I love your hair like this!

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.

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

I always love watching your uploads, no matter the subject 🥰❤

All of the outfits are just so beautiful!!!!🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

I love how great your hair is here!

Yay for that color combinations. Loved the video

Loved this, two of the outfits are now on my "to make" list. They are amazing, thank you for sharing.

Loved that hexagonal lapel near the start.

this catalouge is so cool, than you for showing it !!

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.

Karolina!!!! I missed you. You always make me laugh and I love your humour. Love from South Africa ❤

This is so nice for finding the right fabric weight and such for projects

This is so wonderful!!!

I have some Delineator magazines from 1880-1920s and they are such a a trip to look through. Love this

Oooh the taupe and blue combination 😍😍

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.

always looking forward to your next video, always entertaining and enjoyable

I loved this! Everything was so pretty and it's fascinating to see a handmade catalogue.

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.

Your humor always gets me. Thank you, Meme mom

This was amazing, I looooooove the 30s fashions and colors

What an amazing catalog! Lucky you 🍀