Explore a century of French fashion

Vintage magazines, pattern envelopes to date, and free patterns to download. A unique heritage, accessible to everyone.

Vintage Magazines

Browse digitized French magazines, page by page.

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Date a Pattern

Identify a vintage pattern by comparing its envelope, publisher, and style.

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Free Patterns

Download sewing, knitting, embroidery, or crochet patterns from vintage magazines.

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Behind this site, there’s just one person: me. I spend hours researching, dating, and cataloguing these magazines and patterns, some of them nearly a century old, so they stay accessible to everyone who still loves sewing the old-fashioned way.

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