1930’s Depression Fashion – Hemlines go down with the dollar

1930’s Depression Fashion – Hemlines go down with the dollar ! At the beginning of 1930, women’s hemlines fell all the way down to the ankle,their necklines became lowered, and their torsos were under their shoulders.In the 1930s, skirts were also in mode.Patterns from Vogue and McCalls became extremely popular,encouraging home industry among young women.Upper skirt yokes werefashionable ,which showed…

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1930’s fashion – Lingerie and Pre Code Hollywood

In the 1930s, the stars of Pre Code Hollywood dictated the body shape. The escapism that Hollywood offered drew huge audiences and many women and men were captivated by a new generation of sex idols, such as Marlene Dietrich and Jean Harlow. The bosom was captivatingly emphasised by Hollywood with careful fitting over the bust together with the appearance of…

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1930’s Fashion Style – Lingerie and Hosiery

1930’s Fashion Style – Lingerie and Hosiery While the 1920’s might have heralded new styles in outwear, it was the 1930’s that saw a realdevelopment in the marketing of women’s ‘unmentionables’.With the help of slick and sexy marketing,corsetry and hosiery became high fashion.Full figured ladies were all the rage, not like the Victoria Beckham size nothing waifs we have now…

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Lingerie History – 1930’s

The Depression brought conservatism, and women in the 1930s returned to the curvy silhouette of eras past, with lingerie returning the emphasis to hips and bust [ which depending on your opinion,wasn’t such a bad thing].Pointed rigid bras came next that maintained their shape. Then came “falsies” ,pads worn inside the bra that were designed to enhance the fullness of…

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Hosiery Fashion Timeline

1950’s Hosiery – The Golden Age of Hosiery in my humble opinion ! 1940’s Hosiery 1930’s hosiery 1919 Hosiery Ad – artist – Coles Philips A quote from 1950 issue of Good Housekeeping, found on The Vintage Connection Thirty–five years ago hosiery was strictly utilitarian—underwear, in fact, since no nice lady permitted it to show. But when skirts came off…

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Recession Fashion – 1930’s

1930’s hat design from the French La Gazzette magazine Early 1930’s french fashion Check out popular 1930’s makeup styles and 1930’s Hairstyles Womens Fashion of the 1930’s was directly influenced by the great Wall Street Crash of October 24, 1929 and subsequent Depression. The Autumn, 1930 Sears Catalogue admonished, “Thrift is the spirit of the day. Reckless spending is a…

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Vintage Hat Fashion – 1920’s to the 1950’s

Photos courtesy of My Vintage Vogue By the mid 1920’s women’s hair had become much shorter with the shingle cut and the cloche, which hugged the head like a helmet with a very small brim, had come into fashion. Now, after World War 1, there was suddenly such a proliferation of styles and materials that many women had to rely…

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Umbrella Fashion ! – Vintage Vogue

Yes ..Umbrellas can be feminine [ depending on who is wearing one !!]Found on the excellent My Vintage vogue

Vintage Vogue -1930’s

Wonderful collection of mostly vogue fashion images from the 1930’s.Visit My Vintage Vogue

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