Unboxing a Pattern Catalog from WWII! 1940s Hollywood Patterns

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06.02.2026



Unboxing!! I get a 1940s Hollywood Pattern catalog in the mail! Let’s look inside at the fashions!

This pattern catalog is from Hollywood Patterns, a pattern company in existence from 1933-1947.

Come take a peek at what was in fashion in 1943, during WWII fabric rationing.

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