Reference - La Mode du Jour, July 9, 1925, Issue 220 (French Fashion Magazine PDF)

Browse a complete Paris fashion weekly from the summer of 1925. La Mode du Jour was a French women's magazine published every Thursday and sold for 30 centimes. Issue 220, dated July 9, 1925, includes a two-color cover, day dresses, beachwear, lingerie, knitting, and embroidery, plus the sewing guide for a tailored suit pattern offered in this issue.

This is a digital reference file, not a printed pattern. It's a scan of the original issue, useful for costume research, vintage sewing, illustration, and 1920s design inspiration. Text is in French.

What's inside

• Cover: A railway platform scene by Hélène, showing a child's duvetyne coat, a plaid wool tailored suit, a textured wool coat with a large collar, and a suit in kasha, all with cloche hats.
• Chronique de la Mode (p. 3): 1925 seaside fashions, including wool jersey and serge bathing combinations with monograms, a layered-ruffle bathing suit, a linen beach dress with English embroidery, a pleated marocain skirt with a flannel blouse, and a beach cover-up.
• Day dresses (p. 5): Four dropped-waist dresses in serge, black satin-trimmed fulgurante, printed foulard, and crêpe de Chine, plus a straw cloche with a ribbon and flower trim.
• Patron-Prime (p. 7): Instructions (in French) for constructing a pattern that could be ordered from this issue, a two-piece tailored suit with checked and striped options. Includes a piece-identification diagram, a fabric layout, and yardage notes.
• La Lingerie Ornée (p. 11): Chemises, a chemise-culotte, a nightgown, and a combination-slip, with tulle and English embroidery trim.
• Knitting (p. 12): A girl's coat in Zéphyr wool for ages 8 to 10, with instructions and a diagram.
• Embroidery and needlework (pp. 6, 8-10): Monogram alphabets, a large "Fleurs d'Eau" Richelieu cutwork design with table linens, and painted cushion designs.
• Period details: Garment descriptions with fabric yardage and the mail-order pattern prices for sizes 42, 44, and 46, plus a short story, household and beauty advice columns, recipes, a reader mail column, and full-page 1925 advertisements.

File details

• PDF, instant digital download, [18.4 MB]
• 16 magazine pages, cover to back page
• Scanned from an original issue in my collection
• For personal use only. Please do not resell or redistribute.

Looking for patterns from this era? Browse my 1920-1929 collection.

No patterns are available with this issue.