As much as I love Summer and hate to see it go, there’s something magical about a crisp Fall day, surrounded by the vibrant colors of autumn leaves. While Toronto hasn’t quite reached that crispness yet, it’s just around the corner, and I can’t wait!

In today’s post, I’m sharing a beautiful collection of Fall-themed catalog and magazine covers from the 1920s to the 1950s, each capturing the essence of the season.

Enjoy!

1920s vintage magazine cover for America Woman Magazine featuring a woman hold fall leaves in a beret. October 1920

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Fall Catalog & Magazine Covers 1920s-1950s

Autumn 1924-Butterick Quarterly Catalog. 84 pages with 14 pages of brightly colored illustrations of sewing patterns. Full of black and white illustrations. Includes children and even an article about Gingham coming into fashion.

1920s vintage pattern catalog from Autumn 1924 featuring an illustration of a woman and girl in 1920s fall fashions that you can sew

Source: Etsy-FashionEphemraArt

1925 Eaton’s Fall & Winter catalogue featuring a stylish 1920s woman modeling her new coat purchase for her mother.

Entire 1925/26 catalog available as PDF on Etsy HERE.

1920s vintage catalog for Eatons Fall and Winter 1925 and 1926 featuring a 1920s woman in a fur coat modeling it for her mother.

Source: Etsy-ScrapPopMania

Vogue-July 19th 1930. The Autumn Forecast.

Chatelaine Sept 1934-In this issue: “Kay Murphy…on Autumn Fashions”.

Further Reading: Chatelaine-The Canadian Magazine for Women since 1928

1930s vintage magazine cover for Chatelaine magazine Sept 1934 featuring an illustration of a woman in 1930s hat and 1930s fashion on the cover

Source: Chatelaine.com

October 1939-Ladies’ Home Journal featuring the cutest mom and daughter in matching plaid coats on their bikes.

Further Reading: Plaid: A Fall Fashion Trend. The Vintage Edition

1930s vintage magazine cover for the Ladies Home JOURNAL October 1939 magazine for women featuring a mother and daughter on bikes in matching plaid jackets and orange skirts and hats. Fantastic 1930s fashions.

I love the Fall feel of this Vogue September 19th, 1940 cover. The orange evening dress (drool) and the dark background and gold statue feels very Autumn to me.

1940s vintage magazine cover: Vogue September 19th, 1940 featuring a woman in an Orange Evening gown. The cover gives off Fall vibes.

Source: Vogue Archives

1940-1941 Fall and Winter Sears Catalog featuring a mother and daughter in fall fashions. LOVE the mothers plaid 2 piece suit. So stylish.

Further Reading:

1940s vintage catalog: 1940-1941 Fall and Winter Sears Catalog featuring a mother and daughter in fall fashions. LOVE the mothers plaid 2 piece suit. So stylish.

Source: christmas.musetechnical.com

A beautiful outdoor scene of Autumn trees in stunning reds, and yellows with a river running thru them, is for the 1945-46 Fall and Winter Sears Catalog.

1940s vintage catalog: A beautiful outdoor scene of Autumn trees in stunning reds, and yellows with a river running thru them, is for the 1945-46 Fall and Winter Sears Catalog.

Source: christmas.musetechnical.com

Vermont Life – Autumn 1947.

This cover “Autumn Dryad” by photographer Mac Derick was the source of the publication’s first controversy occurring on the one-year anniversary of the magazine — the cover of the 1947 autumn issue was a photo of a young woman in a see-through gown, backlit, painting the autumn leaves. The Rutland Herald called it “objectionable only because it is ridiculous (Source).

Source: eBay

Family Circle Magazine-October 1953. Featured article: “10 Autumn Scenes in Color”.

Further Reading: October Vintage Magazine Covers

1950s magazine cover from Family Circle magazine October 1953 featuring an illustration of fall foods and fall leaves and other items

Source: Pinterest

Saturday Evening Post: “Leaf Pile” October 16, 1954. Artist: John Clymer.

Further Reading: Cover Collection: John Clymer’s Perfect Fall Day (showcase of John’s, ‘Post’ covers).

1950s vintage magazine cover: Saturday Evening Post October 16th, 1954 featuring a woman racking fall leaves in her front lawn. Artist: John Clymer

OTTO Versand Catalog Autumn / Winter 1957 / 1958 (from Germany). Stylish train travel! LOVE the stripped dress on the cover.

Entire 1950s catalog available as a PDF on Etsy HERE.

1950s vintage catalog: OTTO Versand Catalog Autumn / Winter 1957 / 1958 (from Germany). Stylish train travel! LOVE the stripped 1950s dress on the cover.

Source: Etsy-ScrapPopMania

Better Homes and Gardens September 1958 featuring illustrations of fantastic Mid-Century homes.

Purchase a PDF of the magazine HERE.

1950s vintage magazine cover from September 1958 Better Homes and Garden featuring illustrations of Mid Century Homes during Fall

Source: Etsy-VintageShopDream

The 1950s Fall edition of “EXCITING LOVE” featuring a couple enjoying the romance of the season.

Further Reading: Romance Comics of the 1950s and 1960s

1950s Romance Magazine: EXCITING LOVE the Fall Edition featuring a couple kissing beside the leaves that have turned color.

Source: Pinterest

Thanks for dropping by and taking a look at all these fun Autumn magazine / catalog covers, I hope it helped you get into the season and please share what your favorites were in the comment section below.

Further Reading:

Vintage Fall Blog Posts 1920s-1960s (archived posts)
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Liz

I have a series on ‘Vintage Magazine Covers for each month of the year‘ and I have yet to do JULY..until now!

Let’s dive in and relive the nostalgia of past decades through the lens of these iconic 1920s-1960s covers.

1940s vintage magazine cover for Seventeen magazine from July 1949 featuring a woman in a later 1940s swimsuit

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July 29 1940 Life Magazine ‘Girl Lifeguard Shirley Wunderlich’ protecting Manhattan Beach on the cover.

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Elite Styles magazine July 1920. Vintage Illustrated Magazine Cover of a stylish woman in early 1920s fashions at the Beach.

1920s Vintage Magazine Cover from Elite Styles magazine July 1920s featuring a fashion illustration of a woman in 1920s summer fashions.

Source: Alamy

VOGUE UK July 1953 edition featuring articles on ‘Summer clothes fresh in the shops’, ‘Young-Idea Holidays’, & ‘Coronation Day Report’.

Love the shorts on our stylish model (Liz Pringle) on the cover.

Further Reading: Vintage Photos of people wearing Shorts

1950s Vintage Magazine: VOGUE UK July 1953 edition featuring articles on 'Summer clothes fresh in the shops', 'Young-Idea Holidays', & 'Coronation Day Report'. Woman on the cover is wearing 1950s Summer Fashion of Shorts and a jacket.

Source: Etsy-TheVintagePrintVault

In 1947, Book No. 231 Clark’s J&P Coats “Tablecloths” Crafts was published by The Spool Cotton Company (See inside & purchase the crafting magazine HERE).

This magazine (I think it’s less book & more mag) contained a collection of patterns and instructions for making beautiful tablecloths using crochet and tatting techniques. It also featured designs for various occasions and seasons, such as floral motifs, geometric shapes, and holiday themes.

The book was a popular resource for crafters who wanted to create their own table linens with style and elegance.

1940s Vintage Magazine / Vintage crafting book: In 1947, Book No. 231 Clark's J&P Coats "Tablecloths" Crafts was published by The Spool Cotton Company.

This book contained a collection of patterns and instructions for making beautiful tablecloths using crochet and tatting techniques. It also featured designs for various occasions and seasons, such as floral motifs, geometric shapes, and holiday themes.

Source: Etsy-TheCadenceofJStore

July 1960 Ebony Magazine featuring Claudinette Fouchard, Miss Haiti 1960.

Ms. Fouchard’s beauty was legendary even locally, winning lots of beauty pageants, before being crowned Miss Haiti.

Ms. Fouchard left Haiti to study in France and eventually at Georgetown University in Washington D.C. She was also a gifted pianist, showcasing her talent in Colombia a the Miss World Sugar pageant, for which she won the title (source).

1960s vintage magazine Cover July 1960 Ebony Magazine featuring Claudinette Fouchard, Miss Haiti 1960 with a flower in her hair.

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July 1950 Flair – All Male issue magazine. Magazine features articles for men that discusses Sports, BBQ and even Men’s fashion of the time.

ABOUT: Flair Magazine existed for only one year and twelve issues, from February 1950 to January 1951.

It was a beautiful, high-minded cataclysm of a magazine that incorporated “cutouts, fold-outs, pop-ups, removable reproductions of artworks and a variety of paper stocks of different sizes and textures”. It was a very expensive magazine to produce (source).

1950s Vintage Magazine: FLAIR-July 1950 featuring the 'ALLMALE ISSUE'.

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Cover of the July 1922 issue of ‘The Flapper’ magazine featuring ‘The Flappers’ Dictionary’ and… “What is home with the FLAPPER? Impossible!”.

Here is the ‘Flappers’ Dictionary‘ for your enjoyment.

1920s vintage magazine cover: Cover of the July 1922 issue of 'The Flapper' magazine featuring 'The Flappers' Dictionary' and a group of 1920s flappers on the cover.

Source: Flickr

July 1947-‘The Homemaker’. Featured articles: “Teach your child to swim” & Fall Fashions”. (Note: This magazine can be purchased as a PDF right now to enjoy).

The Homemaker was a monthly digest magazine. Issues could include recipes, DIYs, fashion advice, short stories, poems, household tricks, articles about social issues, parenting, etc.

1940s vintage magazine-HOMEMAKER July 1947 featuring a woman on the cover with a 1940s hairstyle and a hair flower in her hair.

Source: Etsy-livydarling

‘Popular Mechanics Magazine’ from July 1930 featuring a skyscraper of the future.

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July 1950, Chatelaine Magazine-The Canadian Woman’s Magazine. Featured article inside, “I Don’t Like Babies”.

I picked this cover solely because of that article. I am childless woman by choice and while I do LOVE babies many people think I don’t because I don’t have one (which is not true. I like being an aunt better). So it made me giggle and hence why it’s here.

Further Reading: Chatelaine-The Canadian Magazine for Women since 1928

1950s Vintage Magazine Cover: July 1950, Chatelaine Magazine-The Canadian Woman's Magazine. Featured article inside, "I Don't Like Babies".

Source: eBay

July 16th, 1940 LOOK Magazine featuring Linda Darnell on a Sailboat.

Further Reading: Vintage Magazine Covers of LOOK

Source: LIFE

Hot Rod Magazine, July 1950 featuring articles on “What Kind Of Racing Is This!” & “Wanted-A Test Strip!”

1950s vintage magazine for July 1950 Hot Rod Magazine featuring an image of men pushing a Hot Rod car.

Source: undiscoveredclassics.com

July 1954-The AMERICAN HOME. “This little house over the water sleeps 12”.

1950s vintage magazine-American Home from July 1954 featuring a Mid Century Home over the water

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July 7th, 1960 JET Magazine featuring “A WAC on Vacation”, Gail Patterson in a pretty early 1960s swimsuit.

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July 1939 Better Homes & Gardens Magazine featuring a man having troubles with his lawn chair. The article inside is called “Play in your own backyard”.

1930s Vintage Magazine Cover: July 1939 Better Homes & Gardens Magazine featuring a man having troubles with his lawn chair. The article inside is called "Play in your own backyard".

Source: eBay

July 1950s, The Practical Householder Magazine.

Unpopular opinion, but I’m a big fan of 1950s pink and blue bathrooms. There I said it! Ha!

Further Reading: Vintage Bathroom Advertising 1920s-1950s

1950s vintage magazine-1950s vintage magazine cover-The Practical Household July 1959 featuring an illustration of a man and woman putting together a 1950s pink and blue bathroom

Source: Littleowlski.com

July 1963, Woman’s Day Magazine featuring a cute baby on the cover and so many fun articles! Read all about “One-Dish Frankfurter Meals”; “The answers to your summer beauty problems” and of course the “Guide to the Birds of America”.

NOTE: This copy is a PDF you can purchase and read right away, so start cooking those Frankfurter dishes this Summer!

1960s vintage magazine: July 1963, Woman's Day Magazine featuring a cute baby on the cover and so many fun articles! Read all about "One-Dish Frankfurter Meals"; "The answers to your summer beauty problems" and of course the "Guide to the Birds of America".

Source: Etsy-VintageMagLuv

July 1952, ‘LIVING FOR YOUNG HOMEMAKERS’ magazine. Featuring articles on “Are houses being built with you in mind?”; “Is there a home at the price you can afford?” and “Do you know how to take care of your home?”.

1950s vintage magazine: July 1952, 'LIVING FOR YOUNG HOMEMAKERS' magazine. Featuring articles on "Are houses being built with you in mind?"; "Is there a home at the price you can afford?" and "Do you know how to take care of your home?". Cover and inside features lots of Mid Century Home Decor ideas.

Source: Etsy-BrickCity

July 17th, 1944 LIFE Magazine featuring an article on the trend of ‘Peasant Clothes’ for Women’s fashions. LOVE this look!

1940s vintage magazine cover: July 17th, 1944 LIFE Magazine featuring an article on the trend of 'Peasant Clothes' for Women's fashions. Fantastic 1940s womens fashion inspiration.

Source: LIFE Magazine

Delicious food in New England. Gourmet Magazine 1955 July.

1950s vintage magazine for food lovers Gourmet Magazine 1955 July featuring an illustration of New England foods you can enjoy by the water.

BONUS COVER! I have already shared this cover in a past post, but it’s a July magazine cover so I thought I would reshare (mostly because I love it!). July 14th, 1945 ‘Collier’s Magazine’ featuring a singing Carole Landis in uniform.

Read the post, 1940s Magazine Covers of Women Doing Their Part During WW2

1940s vintage magazine cover of Carole Landis from Collier's Magazine, July 14th 1945 featuring Carole in a uniform singing.

Thanks for dropping by!

What was your favourite magazine featured above? Share in the comments section below and don’t forget to visit all my other ‘Vintage Magazine Covers by Month‘ when you have time.

Have a wonderful day!

Liz

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