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Last Friday night, Scott and I went to a Black White themed birthday party and I didn’t have a clue as to what I must be wearing until a couple hours prior. I ok a risk counting on being able to pull an outfit out from you know where, and to my surprise it turned pretty good. These accessories must be a great pic to write about… my camera died, and I had to rely on my go to camera backup, since I realized Oh. Certainly, phone in and elevator. Then again, I’m sorry the lighting and background is awful. So neckline of the 1940’s came in loads of cut outs.
Learn about common 1940s dress styles.
They going to be square, slit, sweetheart, keyhole, shirred, cross front, or V with shirtwaist tops. All dress p designsrevealed very little skin, compared to today’s fashion. A well-known fact that is. There was no cleavage!
Here’s an article on fabrics.
All other pics about the 40’s are here.
Anything else you need it’s a good idea to ask. These must help you with your research. They usually buttoned down all the way and had a small v neck or round peter pan collar neck opening. Blouses were the next part of a suit. Furthermore, learn more about and shop 1940s blouses. Now please pay attention. It’s an interesting fact that the could also be worn plain or with a light cardigan sweater over it. Now let me tell you something. They could have been short sleeved like dresses, or long sleeved with puffy gathers and tight wide cuffs at the wrist.
Blouses were either solid color or a fun striped pattern.
The bolero jacket was a nice, short, rounded edge jacket that was worn over a blouse.
Sleeves were always long and narrow. Jackets were of identical materiel as the skirt but will be mismatched if that’s all you had. Keep reading. The lower edge of the jacket came to mid hip length.. Jackets were button down and featured various lapel width, points, and shapes. It wasn’t necessary to wear a blouse under a suit jacket but was often more comfortable. They had very similar padded, wide shoulder, high neckline and nipped in waist with only a slight flair at the bottom.
Therefore the suit jacket pped the outfit. They rarely buttoned in ‘front preferring’ to hang open and show off the blouse. Socks were popular with working women and teenagers. With that said, bobby socks with saddle shoes are an icon of the 1950’s but were really started in the 1940′ During the war women wore patriotic colored socks instead of nylons, even with heels. Beauty tips and fashion advice books were full of Do’s and Don’ts for dressing a woman’s best. Catalogs and department stores now carried Stout size clothing lines with dresses, tops, coats and shoes in designs that were more flattering to the fuller figure. There’re endless possibilities using new, thriftedor vintage clothes to recreate a style for a 1940s themed event like a swing dance, WW2 remembrance day, or pinup photoshoot. Be sure to look at these 16 different 1940s costumes to I’m sure that the following infographic gonna be helpful to in in creating a vintage inspired 1940s style for yourself. It’s an interesting fact that the material was light and airy. Now pay attention please. Stiffer, wool like, fabric were used on suits and work wear.
America cotton was also a favorite for house dresses.
Later in the 1940’s more fabric should be used and more fabric choices were available.
To forget the depressing war, women embraced colorful patterns with contrasting trims. Anyways, fabric material was usually rayon, a newer synthetic invention. So, whenever rolling the sides planning to the back of the head in a v shape for victory, when the war was over in May 1945, the women would style their hair. She should draw a line down the back of her before stepping out in public, My mom was telling me when she was in her early 20’s when WWI was going on there was a shortage of stockings, and what she use to do to make like she was wearing stockings. I’m sure you heard about this. They’ve been spaghetti strapped or halter pped that revealed shoulders and chests but only mild cleavage. Skirts were long and full in the early 40’s and sleekby the end of the decade. You should take it into account. Evening dresses were the exception.
Dresses in the 1940s becameshorter, with the start of the war and a strict rationing on fabric.
The war also affected the p of the dress.
Whereas the 1930s featured dresses down to mid calf, the 1940s brought them up to knee length. You see, my mom was a classy dresser and I always looked through family albums to see how they dressed. I was born in 53, thus I didn’t live it. I love the 40’s, the clothes, the music, the movies. I especially love the men’s suits and ties. Fact, wish I could find some vintage suits. Anyway, when given the opportunity to play in Stage Band, in high school I jumped on it as long as they played plenty of the big band tunes. That still remains my favorite memories of high school. Most women were not the ideal curvy hour glass shape.