Catalog Sunday

This Sunday I have scans from Sears fall winter 40-41.
Enjoy!


5 comments:

  1. Ohh these outfits are so depressingly beautiful.
    Thank you for the inspiration, though!
    xGracie

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  2. Ohh! They're lovely. It looks like I have a source of inspiration for my prom dress! Thank you!

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  3. I wish petite dresses were still so readily available! Thanks as always for putting these up!

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  4. Wish they still had winter gear like that. So Sonja Henie. It would make shoveling snow more fun.

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  5. Thank you so much for putting all those pictures up there for 1940s enthusists like myself to grab for inspiration :)

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