Ladies Evening Dresses: 1940S Women’s Dresses

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Most women were not the ideal curvy hour glass shape. They have 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. Evening dresses were the exception. I’m perusing through your website I went to a thrift store day and found the perfect outfit including shoes. I am greeting at our local small Theatre for the mousetrap by Agatha Christie. I am a landscaper but my passion is theater. Good luck on your new project.

There is the article on 1940s jewelry styles.

The war also affected the p of the dress.

Dresses in the 1940s becameshorter, with the start of the war and a strict rationing on fabric. Whereas the 1930s featured dresses down to mid calf, the 1940s brought them up to knee length. Needless to say, all dress p designsrevealed very little skin, compared to today’s fashion. They may be square, slit, sweetheart, keyhole, shirred, cross front, or V with shirtwaist tops. However, the neckline of the 1940’s came in loads of cut outs. Learn about common 1940s dress styles. There was no cleavage! You see, she will 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. While rolling the sides intending to the back of the head in a v shape for victory, when the war was over in May 1945, the women should style their hair. Eventually, be sure to look at these 16 different 1940s costumes to following infographic could be helpful to in creating a vintage inspired 1940s style for yourself. There’re endless possibilities using new, thriftedor vintage clothes to recreate a style for a 1940s themed event just like a a swing dance, WW2 remembrance day, or pinup photoshoot. My mom was a classy dresser and I always looked through family albums to see how they dressed. I was born in 53, therefore I didn’t live it. For instance, when given the opportunity to play in Stage Band, in high school I jumped on it as they played loads of the big band tunes. This is the case. I love the 40’s, the clothes, the music, the movies. Wish I could find some vintage suits. That still remains my favorite memories of high school. I especially love the men’s suits and ties. These should help you with your research. Anything else you need it’s a good idea to ask. Here goes an article on fabrics.

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Blouses were the next part of a suit.

Learn more about and shop 1940s blouses. They usually buttoned down all the way and had a small v neck or round peter pan collar neck opening. Known blouses were either solid color or a fun striped pattern. Nevertheless, they could have been short sleeved like dresses, or long sleeved with puffy gathers and tight wide cuffs at the wrist. Oftentimes the could also be worn plain or with a light cardigan sweater over it. They had really similar padded, wide shoulder, high neckline and nipped in waist with only a slight flair at the bottom. Sleeves were always long and narrow. On p of this, finally the suit jacket pped the outfit. With that said, the bolero jacket was a nice, short, rounded edge jacket that was worn over a blouse. Fact, the lower edge of the jacket came to mid hip length. On p of this, they rarely buttoned in ‘frontpreferring’ to hang open and show off the blouse. Jackets were of identical materiel as the skirt but may be mismatched if that’s all you had.

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