Free French Fashion Ephemera – Printable Vintage Collage Sheets for Junk Journals
Free French Fashion Printables: Bon Ton Collage Sheets for Junk Journals and Mixed Media
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Download three unique free printable collage sheets featuring vintage French fashion illustrations
Includes 2" x 3" Journal Cards, 2" Squares, and 1.5" x 2.5" Journal Tags
Perfect for junk journals, scrapbooks, art journaling, and other mixed media projects
If you’re enchanted by the elegance of 1920s fashion, you’ll love this free set of printable collage sheets featuring illustrations from French Fashion magazine, Gazette du Bon Ton, or roughly translated as “Journal of Good Taste.” The publication ran from 1912-1925. This period of time marked a drastic change in fashion as the hoop skirts and corsets from the Victorian era were thrown aside in favor of looser and more draped silhouettes. These vibrant and stylish images are ideal for junk journal tags, art journaling embellishments, and handmade cards. These would be nice for a fashion-oriented or French-themed journal or collage.
This freebie set includes three printable collage sheets:
2" x 3" Fashion Tags – great for stand-alone tags or tuck-ins
2" Squares – ideal for layering or focal points
1.5" x 2.5" Journal Tags – a perfect size for ATCs or pocket inserts
Each collage sheet showcases a colorful variety of chic, Art Deco-style illustrations that capture the flair and fantasy of 1920s haute couture.
2” x 3” Journal Cards
What’s Included?
A variety of striking fashion illustrations from Bon Ton magazine
Downloadable in high resolution, ready to print
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How to Use These Fashion-Themed Printables
Here are a few ways to bring these elegant ladies into your creative work:
Tuck them into a pocket page in your junk journal
Use them as focal points for mini collages
Glue them into a fashion-themed art journal spread
Create a set of matching tags for swaps or gifts
Incorporate them into mixed media pieces with washi, lace, or gold foil
The bold colors, expressive poses, and rich detail make these illustrations excellent for layering and storytelling. Each one has its own personality — mysterious, theatrical, refined — so you can mix and match according to your mood or aesthetic.
2” Squares
Why Bon Ton?
Bon Ton was a beautifully illustrated French fashion magazine that flourished in the 1920s. Each issue featured stunning full-color plates that showed the era’s most fashionable silhouettes, often with whimsical or dreamlike backgrounds. These images are now in the public domain, and The Art Scavenger has lovingly restored them to create these collage sheets for crafters like you.
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1.5” x 2.5” Journal Tags
Here is an example of an art journal page I created using one of the images. I like to journal in a reclaimed book. I used acrylic paint on the background, and vintage sheet music. I also used an image from this Victorian Card Trick ephemera sheet.
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Terms of use:
Free to use for personal or commercial projects. You may print the collage sheets as many times as you wish for your personal crafts or in your projects to sell, including: scrapbooks, junk journals, collage art, etc. You may not redistribute or sell the collage sheets “as is" in either print or digital form.
If you wish to share the files on your own website, please do not make the files available for download directly from your site. Instead, include an image with a link back to this site. Pinning is always welcome and appreciated!
To the best of my knowledge, these are all royalty free images that are in the Public Domain in the US. However, you should always do your own research if you plan to use them commercially.
