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

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 Glamourdaze or you can also download her ebook World War Fashion – The Impact of war on 1940s fashion.

Tia argues that while the short term impact of war on fashions as a result of rationing [ which was not as severe as in the UK or in Europe ] brought about many strict limitations and sacrifices – that in the long run it had a positive impact on women’s fashion as new styles along with the true birth of the consumer age took off in strides after the war ended.

She discusses the direct influence which the outbreak of war had on fashion [ the make do and mend culture ], the changing silhouettes [ the war production boards strict clothing guidelines – e.g  “a woman’s skirt could be no wider than 198cm around ! ” Learn how the Limitation Order or L-85 affected the 1940s dress code “by restricting and limiting  certain fabrics, dyes, shoes, styles, and other fashion items! ”

Women became very clever with making do with what they had. For instance, to solve the lack of owning nylon stockings, some women would draw “lines up the back of their legs to look like stocking seams” Read about women’s role in the war [ The WAC and WAVES amongst others] and how serving women, despite being clad in boring battle fatigues – still managed to create a glamor that is so fondly remembered to this day. Finally read about the post World War Two influences.

Read and enjoy here online with Glamourdaze starting from World War Two Fashion – a summary, or you can download – for free – the entire ebook World War Fashion – The impact of war on 1940s fashion – by Tia Craig directly from that page.Scroll down for image link.

World War Two fashion Summary
World War Two fashion Introduction
World War II Influence on fashion
1940s Silhouette and Style Changes
Fashion Rationing and the Black Market in the 1940s
1940s Women’s Dress Code
Women’s Role during the War in the 1940s
Post-WWII Influence on fashion

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4 thoughts on “Free ebook – 1940s Fashion -The Influence of World War Two”

  1. Thank you so much Tia and glamourdaze for sharing this! I have been looking for something like this book for a long time x

  2. Wow this is amazing! I have been waiting ages for a book like this to be published. I shall get downloading now!
    Love Lil x

  3. Omg this is so neat! Thank you ladies! Tia for writing this and Glamourdaze for sharing this with us. I am downloading now and will be reading it in the next few days. Def going to let me readers know about this on my blog…whoot! So excited! xox

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