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1940s Fashion – The Winter Dress and Coat of 1941

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Glamourdaze

American Women Winter Fashion on the Eve of War – 1941 US Fashion report by Catherine Roberts for Glamourdaze. Here they are … the winter fashion for 1941/42. During the summer, thousands of you told your favourite department store exactly what you wanted in the way of fashion details in your Fall /Winter wear, and apparently this is what you collectively asked…

1940s Fashion – Edith Head’s Winter Wardrobe Tree

Posted on October 8, 2014 by Glamourdaze

1941 Winter Wardrobe info-graphic – Edith Head- This October Edith Head, designer for Barbara Stanwyck, Claudette Colbert, Carole Lombard and Madeleine Carroll who shows you how to have a wonder 1940s wardrobe as distinctive as any Hollywood star’s. I’ve often felt that most women make as many resolutions at the beginning of autumn as they do on December 31st. All summer,…

1940 Fashion – Sophisticated Day Suits

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Glamourpost

1940s fashion report from Gwenn Walters – Merle Oberon, Marlene Deitrich, Ann Sheridan and Irene Dunne model a day fashionable day suits from February 1940. Merle Oberon is the crisp “suit-type” who likes to travel “light” and is apt to turn up at El Mirador in Palm Springs or at the new Arrowhead Springs Hotel in this chic little beige…

1940s Fashion Report – Winter Styles for Christmas 1941.

Posted on December 16, 2013 by Glamourpost

Hollywood stars model the latest modes for Christmas 1941 – Gwenn Walters reports for Glamourdaze. QUESTION: What would a girl like for Christmas? Answer: A hostess outfit like this one designed by Earl Luick and worn by the demure Joan Bennett of 20th Century Fox. An all over quilted coat of brown and white checked rayon, silk buttons trimly over…

Fashion in 1940 – Autumn Wardrobe of the Stars.

Posted on September 17, 2013 by Glamourpost

Deanna Durbin, Myrna Loy reveal their Autumn outfits for 1940. Originally published in Sept 1940’s Photoplay by fashion editor Gwenn Walters. The USA’s entrance into the Second World war is still over a year away. Deanna Durbin poses in 1940s College fashions. The perfect little arbiter of good taste in feminine clothes is of course Deanna Durbin, a very fashion-wise…

1940’s Fashion – Spring Frock Parade

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Glamourpost

1940s Fashion Parade – Spring Dresses from the 1942 Sears catalog. After the cold bitter months of winter, women across America eagerly scanned the juicy spring catalogs for some nice frock inspiration. Here’s a selection of spring frocks from the Sears Catalog of 1942. They were grim times for women at home, many of whom worked in munitions factories, aircraft…

1940s Fashion – Deborah Kerr models the 1942 British Utility Dress

Posted on February 17, 2013 by Glamourpost

Deborah Kerr models the 1942 British Utility Dress Typical Utility dress of pale blue light woolen, it has double-breasted bodice and pleats in the skirt. Spectator model at 62 shillings and 10d. Everything about it is top flight except the price . Originally published in Picture Post 1942. Text transcription copyright Glamourdaze.com 2013 Look in your shops for Utility Dresses….

Free ebook – 1940s Fashion -The Influence of World War Two

Posted on October 25, 2012 by Glamourpost

How were the styles of women’s fashion in the United States influenced by World War II during the 1940s? Our friend Tia Craig has kindly allowed us to publish her in-depth ebook on 1940s fashion and her investigation into the influence that the war had on clothes and beauty styles of the period. You can read all nine chapters on…

A Short History of Women’s Fashion

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Glamourpost

A Short History of 20th Century Women’s Fashion – 1900 to 1970. Glamourdaze have just published a concise history of women’s dress styles from the Edwardian era to the late 1960s. Read about the massive changes which came about in women’s fashion before, during and after the First World War. How women escaped from the restrictive corsets of the Gibson…

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1940’s College Girls Vintage Summer Fashion Show

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Glamourpost

This charming vintage summer fashion feature comes from 1948. It is the conclusion to a series of 1940s dress making films [ which we will post shortly ] featuring a group of earnest students on a home economics course, led by an enthusiastic girl named Betty. Original footage from the great archivist Rick Prelinger. Other 1940s fashion posts: Easy Guide…

1940s Fashion – The Winter Dress and Coat of 1941

1940s Fashion – Edith Head’s Winter Wardrobe Tree

1940 Fashion – Sophisticated Day Suits

1940s Fashion Report – Winter Styles for Christmas 1941.

Fashion in 1940 – Autumn Wardrobe of the Stars.

1940’s Fashion – Spring Frock Parade

1940s Fashion – Deborah Kerr models the 1942 British Utility Dress

Free ebook – 1940s Fashion -The Influence of World War Two

A Short History of Women’s Fashion

1940’s College Girls Vintage Summer Fashion Show

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