Showing posts with label Sears Catalogue. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sears Catalogue. Show all posts

Wednesday, 25 April 2012

Sears Roebuck & Co. Fall & Winter 1937/1938

Yes, I know the title says fall & winter, and it's actually spring, but I haven't yet given up wearing my wool tights and at least 2 cardigans with every outfit, and besides, I left out the scans of the coats section!


























Sunday, 15 January 2012

Spoilt for Choice

I have been busy with the tedious task of tracing patterns from a few of my magazines and, as usual, I am crippled by choices.  I choose a pattern but then cannot find a suitable fabric from my huge stash, then I get drawn to a fabric, but no pattern seems perfect for it. 

So, you can understand my ambivalence that the wonderful fabrics from the 1937/38 Fall & Winter Sears Catalogue (picked up cheap on Etsy) are not available to buy... I don't need more options, but these are vintage heaven:









These 'Tiara' Pebble Print Crepes are my favourite