For the Love of Textiles

Years ago I got a big pile of an old French Fashion Magazine (or maybe similar to Life-Style Magazine nowadays) . Not all in very goods condition..but they all come from the 19th Century. The name of the magazine is: And this one is from the 25th of february 1866. La Mode Illustrée was first published in 1859 in Paris and of course was in French.   La Mode Illustrée was one of the most important French magazines of the late C19th that carried on well into the twentieth century.  La Mode Illustrée was published weekly on Sundays, with illustrations and description of Victorian fashions and the latest must have accessories.  There was always a fashion plate.  La Mode Illustrée set the standards for a circulation of 20,000 fashion conscious stylish women.   It showed the ladies of that time the latest: Fashion.... How your house should look like.. How your little girl should look like... And how ...