Viennese pattern magazines

                             and pattern sheets

  This series of Viennese pattern magazines from the early 1930's, complete with their pattern sheets, is a really good source of inspiration.

     I came across these magazines some years ago, and photocopied them for my library.  It occurred to me that others might like to have this information, so I scanned them, and cleaned up the scans, to create the CD, which is a PDF file of the entire magazine.  I have reproduced the pattern sheets as well, so you have the entire set of information related to the magazines.  They are written in German, so if you know that language, you are that much ahead--but everyone can enjoy the really beautiful illustrations of extremely stylish clothes.

   The pattern sheets are in black and white, and are set out like the modern day Burda patterns, with all of the lines superimposed onto one sheet. The lines represent SEAM lines, instead of cutting lines, so you will need to add seam allowances once you trace off a pattern.  The patterns I've experimented with from these sheets are sized to approximately a women's size US8.

     The majority of these magazines are a publication called "Die Wienerin".  Since this is in German, it is pronounced "dee vee-EN-er-in", and translates to "lady from Vienna", the same as "La Parisienne" translates to "lady from Paris".  Over the next few months, I will be releasing two of these at a time, for a total of thirteen issues.  If you would like to be notified about the release of new issues, please email me.

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Record #199

• A CD Book with 2 pattern sheets*
• $27.95 US - shipping and all applicable taxes included.

This issue is a summer/fall, early 1930's magazine of styles for day and evening wear.  There are some children's clothes here, as well as clothes for the "stout" figure.  The two pattern sheets contain a total of 16 garment patterns.  Click here to see a portion of the pattern sheet.

Die Wienerin #200

• A CD book with one pattern sheet*
• $26.95 US - shipping and all applicable taxes included

This issue is a winter/spring, early 1930's magazine of styles for day and evening wear.  There are some children's clothes here, as well as clothes for the "stout" figure.  The one pattern sheet contains a total of 8 garment patterns.  Click here to see a portion of the pattern sheet.