The best gift ever for a vintage fashion lover...

Earlier this month my long anticipated birthday present from my parents arrived (even though my birthday was in January, it took awhile shipping from the States).

They got me a 1940's Montgomery Ward's catalogue and get this, it has the fabric samples in it!!!!  After ooohing and ahhing...I still can't put it down!

It doesn't have a year written on it but by looking at the styles and this inside ad, I'm guessing it's from around 1943:

Here are a few of my favorite outfits and their corresponding fabrics:

This suit is made from Julliard's 100% Virgin Wool.  The wool is amazingly thin and supple:

I've seen lots of similar patterns to this spring suit-style dress but with the black and white photo is hard to imagine how colorful this really is:

These are the fabric samples for the skirt....I am loving the vibrancy of the color in these rayon crepes.  I can't decide which is my favorite....

These dresses are made out of linen-look rayon fabrics:

Stripes! I love this striped spring suit!

ackkk....I really want this fabric! I can never find the perfect striped fabric for the 1940's look at my local fabric store...

This is one of my favorite dresses in the entire catalogue:

And here's an up-close picture of the amazingly beautiful rayon crepe!

My second favorite print from the entire catalogue:

Love, love, love this fabric!  I think the navy and white one is my favorite!

I am definitely in heaven!  I would so love to make one of these dresses with similar fabric!   Which is your favorite?

Also, just a heads up that there is a whole month of LOVELY pincushion giveaways at the Sew Weekly.  Check out this cutie--today's giveaway:

Also, don't forget to enter my giveaway for the EvaDress pattern of your choice!  Go to this page and leave a comment!  The giveaway closes tomorrow (Thursday) at midnight EST!