1940’s in fashion for women in WW2. Trends, utility dresses, seamed stockings, peplum’s, shoulder pads, and the post war New Look.
Women in World War 2 left us an iconic and beguiling style which is forever celebrated in movies, books and magazines. Rationing encouraged women to “make do and mend”. With all resources going to the war effort, Fabric shortage meant longer skirts and less revealing evening dresses. Austerity was reflected by a more austere fashion in the early 1940’s. Makeup and hairstyles however never looked better.
Browse the 1940’s fashion trends as worn by women in that troubled decade. Find inspiration for your next 1940’s style dress, victory rolls hairstyle.
Now you know the highlights, dive in to our archive of 1940’s fashion history. Find out how women in WW2 lived, worked, served in the forces and of course dressed.
Out first ‘new’ archive film in a while – now on our vintage fashion channel over at Youtube. Buried in the back of a US government film on Archive.org we found these amazing images of women browsing in a ladies department store. the fashions are pure 1940s – probably 1946-7 and the detail is excellent. …
1940s Christmas Fashion – Party Frocks for Dec 1941. First published in December 1941 issue of Good Taste Magazine United Kingdom ” It’s Christmas 1941 and Britain is at war. but that won’t stop women from going glamorous and feminine for the festive season. No bombing raids nor threats from Hitler shall stop us from …
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 …
Sealed with a kiss – 1940s Lipstick kisses to servicemen 1940s American women sent lipstick kisses to the soldiers Life Magazine – 1942 There were many ways of maintaining the morale of a fighting man, but the simplest of these was the eagerly awaited letter from a soldier’s girl. A common message of love from …
A link back to The Daily Mail whose femail editor has posted an article about our 1940s vintage makeup tutorial. Thanks girls. Read the full post on The Daily Femail.
1940s makeup beauty – Kathleen Bryon in Black Narcissus Some 1940s makeup images from two beautiful expressionist films made in wartime Britain by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger – Black Narcissus and A Matter of Life and Death. This short beauty post celebrates both the amazing cinematography of Jack Cardiff who shot both films, and …
Great Norman Parkinson photo I found. That really could be an iPAD they’re studying !
Archive shoe fashion film – Our latest film find featuring some beautiful 1940s shoe fashion for women. Featuring the classic wedge heel look so typical of the war years with styles including slingbacks, sandals, strap-on and two tone pumps. That’s all ! ©Glamourdaze.com
Came across this charming tribute film compiled by Blitz and Peaces to the women who served during WW2. Rare color footage of women in uniform and everyday 1940s fashion. Though some footage looks like it is from the early 1930s to me, but maybe it was a fancy dress party ! The finger wave hairstyles …
A short illustrated history of every woman’s favorite wardrobe item – the little black dress. Who invented it, who made it popular. That Iconic item in every woman’s wardrobe A big fan of single neutral colors, Coco Chanel was really just pleasing herself with this number. In mourning mode after the death of her lover …