I have quite a few vintage books, mainly from the 70's.Also two booklets relating to crochet patterns which date from the 60's, the price displayed in shillings.Pounds, shillings and pence disappeared from the UK in 1971 when decimalisation took it's place.
My mother gave me a booklet on tailoring which also dates from the 60's but the oldest fashion related item I have is a cutting from a wartime newspaper which shows how to make a pair of French knickers.You had to make your own inch squared paper.My mother used newspaper as there was nothing else.The idea was to reuse old underslips etc to introduce some much needed glamour into women's lives.