I love a good vintage catalogue as they are excellent examples of what the average person was purchasing for their homes and closets.
Now if you are not lucky enough to own one of these pieces of history, the Library and Archives of Canada has a large collection of online catalogues for lovers of all things vintage (like all of us) to browse and share. And for today’s Eatons Catalogue I would like to do just that.
So without further adieu….
Discover the glamorous world of the 1930s with our exclusive look at the Eatons Fall and Winter 1934-1935 catalogue! From elegant dresses to timeless accessories, get ready to dive into the style secrets of yesteryear.
Fashions of an Eatons Catalogue-Fall & Winter 1934-1935
Let’s see what fashions were inside the Fall & Winter 1934-1935 book:
1930s Dresses & Coats for Young Girls and Women
What a fashionable little girl you could have.
The mini versions of adult women’s outfits for young girls is pretty fun to look at.
You can’t go wrong with any of these beautiful blouses and pullovers.
1930s skirts, breeches and skiing outfits for women.
Smart Sports outfits are a MUST when stepping outside to do sports things.
1930s formal fashions. The Bottom right dress in the black and gold is my dream dress. Stunning!
Keep in mind the time…1930s dresses that help a woman appear slimmer.
1930s dresses for average and larger women (they all look slim to me).
1930s Accessories-Purses, Hats, Gloves and Shoes
What I LOVE about 1930s hats is the “tilt” that was so fashionable. Everyone looks likes a movie star in them.
Berets are so very “IN” right now and these “In Star & Maple Leaf” designs are sure to turn heads.
Women’s elegant gloves, and children’s gloves and mittens.
Stunning women’s 1930s shoes and one set of boots. Gosh these are beauties!
I adore a “Rainette” Boot and I wish that they were available today to make my ugly rain boots fashionable again. Don’t you agree?
Cosy Undies for Comfort and Dainty Lingerie for Charm
Further Reading: Vintage Pajamas & Loungewear of the 1920s-1950s
Real silk hose, seamless, full fashioned and more!
Corsetry that controls and supports.
That is it for this week, but I hope you enjoyed a look into Womens Fashion of 1934 & 1935 (I know I sure did and I’m sending off my order right now. ha!).
Did not see something you were hoping to see? Don’t worry! I will be posting more items from the Catalogue on another future post because there just was so much content (over 300 pages of items). So stayed tuned.
If you would like some further peaks into a vintage Eatons Catalogue, check out my past blog post ‘Highlights of an Eatons Catalogue, Fall/Winter 1940-1941‘. It’s filled with loads of goodies as well.
Question Time: What was your favourite item for sale? Share in the comments below!
Liz
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Oh my gosh, those jumpers and skirts!! I would buy every single one! Thank you for sharing these, I will definitely be clicking on the link to go look at more. xx
I thought of you instantly when I saw this catalog. Happy “Shopping” lol!
I would take everything. Such wonderful fashions.
YUP me to! Once again where is that time machine? lol
As I scroll through these, my mind has seen so many vintage images, that I know instantly that these are the 30s by the hair, hems, collars, floral, etc. But I am always shocked and frankly frustrated when I’m watching something on TV set in the past and they didn’t even bother to do ANY homework. I imagine you’ve felt the same way, watching “A Christmas Story” supposedly set in the 1940s but Mom has a nasty 80s perm instead of the pin rolls or waves she should. How hard would it be to just make the hair accurate? Just a couple days ago, I was watching a scene set in WWII, and the women had their hair in short waves like these images on your blog. I wanted to shake them and say, “Women didn’t wear their hair like that in 1944!” Ugh. If the consistency consultants on these shows would just pick up a yearbook and flip through it, that’s all it would take. Nobody had a pixie cut in the 40s, and women didn’t wear their hair long and flowing in the Roaring 20s. BTW, I’m always amazed (as far as US images) that these women living through the Depression looked so amazingly fab in the 30s.
Being involved in the vintage world, has ruined movie and tv show watching for me. I’m so judgy lol! Don’t even get me start on Grease…. Yup I agree, that it does not take much time to do a bit of research to see what people actually were wearing but sometimes I think that budgets don’t allow it and so personal interpretations are done.
I feel your pain Kerbey!
Liz
Thank you so much for this…I fell in love!
Your so very welcome!
Liz