Tuppence Ha'penny

A magazine from the First World War era, featuring delightful articles including "From chorus girl to star", "Should my fiancé give me presents?" and tips for staying "Cool and Fresh" in the summer heat. There's also a fascinating page of career guidance as a "handy girl", and a wonderful piece on t

While popular memory often celebrates the land girls and factory workers of World War II - figures who have come to symbolise women’s contribution to modern warfare through posters, films, and national commemorations - the role of women on the home front during World War I is far less widely recogni

This issue of Home Notes from 1915 declares itself a "special palmistry number", which provides a tantalising glimpse into fashionable entertainments of the era. Early 20th century society was fascinated with occultism, fortune-telling, and practices such as palmistry, phrenology, and graphology. Th

I just love that cover art! This is one of a lot of three copies of Woman's Own I bought together, all from 1947, all with the most delightful cover illustrations. Unfortunately there are a couple of pages missing, so we'll never know what became of Henry, Franny and Simonetta's love triangle.

Fascinating women's magazine dating from the era immediately before the First World War. This "Special holiday number" includes features on: - Falling in Love - Weather forecasting - Penny wise and pound foolish - How to spend a week at the seaside - Fashion - Hot weather blouses - Advice to the "at

This month's first magazine is the July 1942 issue of Everywoman. Features include: - How to think with the head rather than the heart - Beauty: keeping your cool in hot weather - Draft-at-home pattern for mother daughter summer outfits - Feature on the Ministry of Food - Exercises for slenderness (

I'm delighted to announce the (somewhat delayed) release of July's sewing project: the Daytripper Dress. The Daytripper Dress is a fun, flirty day or cocktail dress that draws inspiration from styles of the late 30s to early 50s. Ruching at centre bust adds shaping and visual interest. Gathered shou

70 years to the week that it was published, our last magazine for July is a Woman's Own, July 17th 1952. 40 pages of social interest from the period including: - Gene Kelly - The women in my Dancing Life (Singin' in the Rain came out earlier that same year) - Last minute beach clothes to make (inclu

Full 56-page "Everywoman" magazine from July 1942 - 80 years ago! This issue is packed with social history and women's interest features including: - How to think with the head rather than the heart - Beauty: keeping your cool in hot weather - Draft-at-home pattern for mother-daughter summer outfits

We're kicking off the month with the Vogue Pattern Book (a catalogue of current Vogue sewing patterns) from June/July 1951 - a fabulous peek into what the discerning home sewist was making for her summer wardrobe that year. The introduction also notes that: "Summer is the time when you can really le

This magazine is a little out of season, but as it provided the inspiration for this month's patron project I had to let you read the full issue as a bonus magazine! Lots of war-time content, illustrated fiction and lovely fashion including some delightful make do and mend ideas.