Style magazines for ladies?

[Edward]

I like Milkcow magazine also from the uk and Frauleinwunder from Germany, the last one is not coming out very often

Is Milkcow still around? I was a subscriber, but they appeared to disappear after the April 2012 issue? (Could have been my subscription just ran out without warning, but they always notified me before....).

 

[LolitaHaze]

I think the only way to get what you want is to buy actual vintage Ladies Home Journals and McCall's magazines.

 

[Heather]

I think the only way to get what you want is to buy actual vintage Ladies Home Journals and McCall's magazines.

Agreed.

 

[LizzieMaine]

I second that. The Ladies Home Journal from 1935 to about 1956 was an extraordinarily good magazine -- well-written, well-edited, and respectful of its readers' intelligence in a way few other women's publications have ever been. I don't think there's any women's magazine today that even comes close.

For matters of household decor and other such "vintage living" advice, I also strongly recommend Better Homes and Gardens from the same period -- there's no better publication for showing how ordinary people in the Era actually wanted to live.

 

[sheeplady]

I know that Good Housekeeping is available online, from the 1800s until 1950, here: http://hearth.library.cornell.edu/h/hearth/browse/title/6417403.html

Good housekeeping isn't really a style magazine, however, and even early on they were trying to sell you something.

 

[Amy Jeanne]

I think the only way to get what you want is to buy actual vintage Ladies Home Journals and McCall's magazines.

1000% AGREED. When I read my vintage magazines it's like I'm back in time for a couple hours. Great stuff and no modern magazine will compare.

 

[Flicka]

Hmm... Thinking about stocking up on old Swedish magazines - Allers, Husmodern etc. They're a lot easier to find here. I have no idea if they are any good but one has to start somewhere!

 

[Flat Foot Floey]

Hmm... Thinking about stocking up on old Swedish magazines - Allers, Husmodern etc. They're a lot easier to find here. I have no idea if they are any good but one has to start somewhere!

Please do and scan them. It would be super cool to have more international stuff to look at.

 

[MissNathalieVintage]

SheepLady thank you for posting the link for the vintage GoodHousekeeping magazine. I always come back to GH even the modern one is still worth reading for my taste.
There are also a couple of blogs I read that offer real vintage/retro style and living. Nothing Rockabilly (for me meaning to overly trendy at times).

My favorite modern Golden Era blogs:
Vixen Vintage
http://www.vixen-vintage.com/
Tales of a retro modern housewife http://talesofaretromodernhousewife.blogspot.com/
Elegant Musings
http://blog.caseybrowndesigns.com/
These blogs offer Golden Era tips with a modern twist and DIY projects too.

Something I have never found in a modern magazine yet.

 

[AmateisGal]

1000% AGREED. When I read my vintage magazines it's like I'm back in time for a couple hours. Great stuff and no modern magazine will compare.

Me, too. Though I've found that Ladies Home Journal is somewhat pricey when trying to get them online.

 

[Flicka]

Randomly, I just scored a Swedish magazine from 1912 in an internet auction (with patterns for the clothes shown). It's earlier than this board, but does anyone want me to share?

 

[Amy Jeanne]

Yes. My oldest magazine is from 1912 so I am interested.

 

[swinggal]

I have some 30s French Woman's magazine in my Etsy store and a bunch of 50s and 60s British Womens Weeklys too.