E-book of the month: 1939 September Mode Pratique Magazine

This download is now archived. 

This is an E-book copy of a beautiful and hard-to-find French ladies' magazine from 1939. Editions of this magazine from before and during WW2 are especially hard to find. 

The cover is a rather rare fall hunting scene - French magazines with the woman and gun for the fall "chase" issues are quite sought after by collectors. It should be noted that despite the huge historical impact of September, 1939, the cover illustration of a woman and gun is likely happenstance rather than war-related. The September issues of many magazines for decades before this one often featured women with guns and hunting dogs to ring in the hunting season and promote brands like Burberry.

Nazi Germany's invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939, and Britain and France's declaration of war on Germany two days later marks the beginning of World War II.

This issue is full of beautiful fall fashion plates, sewing and knitting patterns, advertisements, articles, and more. The issue even has a sewing pattern diagram for a gorgeous ladies' coat (photo 3)!

Also worth noting if you're a history buff. The TV series World On Fire (available on Amazon Prime) begins its timeline at this historical time and is well worth a watch.

Be sure to download this one as soon as you can - it will only stay up here for a week!

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