1940s French fashion catalog • Summer 1941 "Iris" • PDF instant download

Glass of Fashion

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Step back in time to Summer 1941 with this elegant French fashion catalog, "Iris" — now available as an instant digital download.

👗Inside, you’ll find:
• graceful bridal gowns and sophisticated eveningwear
• chic little coats, tailored suits, and flirty day dresses
• tennis outfits, beachwear, and classic sportswear
…plus plenty more mid-century charm.

These pages are perfect for browsing, research, inspiration, scrapbooking, mood boards — and they look stunning printed and framed.

✨ Please note: This is a fashion catalog, originally used by dressmakers to choose styles before ordering patterns. It does not include actual sewing patterns — only beautifully illustrated designs. The small amount of text is in French.

📦 What’s included:
You’ll receive 5 PDFs containing the same magazine in different quality formats:

1 “reading-quality” PDF
• All 39 pages in one file
• 12 colour plates + 27 black-ink illustrations on warm sepia paper

4 high-resolution PDFs
• The 39 pages split into 4 files for top-quality printing
• Keeps file sizes manageable while giving maximum image clarity
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📐 Technical details
• Pages are formatted to A4 (210 × 297 mm) for easy home printing
• Printable on US Letter too — just trim the small white margins if displaying
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💌 Thanks so much for looking! Browse the rest of my shop here:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/glassoffashion

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The boring bit about copyright: The original source is out of copyright; however, the translation, scanning, reformatting and remastering of these PDFs are my own work. You are welcome to use these PDFs for personal non-commercial use.

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Liesl May 28, 2026

Beautiful fashion magazine that has been brought back to its original quality showing dozens of gorgeous clothes.

Liesl May 28, 2026

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Kirren Jan 17, 2026

great source of inspiration - thanks

Kirren Jan 17, 2026

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Nicolina Sep 16, 2023

Love the dresses of the forties, especially evening wear, gangers, that fact that everyone wore hats and dressed up, rints are very, very nice. :)

Nicolina Sep 16, 2023

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Lyudmila Nov 17, 2022

I like this journal. Very nice

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