We recently went to Brussels for some vintage shopping... we found a lot of great stuff! But I wanted to share with you one of my flea market find. I found a few vintage catalogs from the 30's... to be more accurate from 1933 and 1936. It's quite rare to find these kind of pre-WWII magazines. In Europe, most of the 30's ones were quite cheap... or not focused only on fashion. On those I found, only beautiful fashion drawings! I have not many clothes from the 30's... even if it's not my favorite era to wear, I think it's the decade of elegance! I wanted to show you quite a lot of pictures... because I was just so impressed with each page!!! Look at all those beautiful coats!!!!!!!!!!!!! Mid 30's is definitively for slim and tall gals... I really like fashion history from 1800 to 1970. Nothing can be more accurate than vintage magazines. You can see evening wear... wedding gowns... and much more casual styles! I like to think about how would fashion have evolved if WWII never happened. Probably the New Look would never have been created... What? No petticoats in the 50's????!!!! 30's fashion have such beautiful details. Simple lines but so well structured! The last era where parasols were popular! I have one from the 30's but in poor condition... would love to retore it or find some more with great designs! 30's evening gowns are just classics... making me dream about those Hollywood legends! I really cannot believe how beautiful are those magazines! All of them for 3 euros... that was a real bargain! I have a lot of 40's-50's magazines... but they are taking so much space... I'm now trying to buy only the most luxurious ones... or the ones with patterns inside. Even if some Haute Couture outfits can be breathless... I'm prefering everyday fashion... Outfits for all kind of situations from opera coats to beach playsuits!!! Do you collect vintage magazines? How do you think 50's fashion would have looked with no WWII? FRENCH CORNER Après une petite journée de shopping vintage à Bruxelles, nous sommes revenus les bras chargés de merveilles en tout genre! Je tenais à partager avec vous une de mes trouvailles... un lot de magazines 30's de toute beauté, ce qui est plutôt rare pour cette époque... en général, le papier est assez cheap et l'on apprécie sur 10 pages un belle tenue entre une recette de ragoût et une histoire à l'eau de rose. Ici, rien de tel, que de superbes planches qui font revivre l'élégance des années 30! Même si je ne porte que peu de robes 30's, je reconnais que l’esthétique de cette décennie est juste magnifique avec des détails incroyables! En regardant ces témoignages d'avant guerre, je ne peux m’empêcher de penser à ce qu'aurait pu être la mode des 50's sans la guerre... probablement sans jupons! Et vous, vous en pensez quoi? - A bientôt -