Vintage Wartime Dresses and New Look Dresses that thrill at Ballyhoo Vintage Clothing | Bias Cut Gowns, Bobby Soxer dresses, Femme Fatale Dresses, Forties Swing Dresses…

1940s Dresses & Suits

1940s Leopard Print Shirtmaker Dress

$145.00

Size: B 36" W 29"

1940s Black Rayon Crepe Cocktail Dress NOS

$139.00

Size: B 42-44" W 36"

1940s 2 Tone Gabardine Dress

$139.00

Size: B 34-36" W 25.5"

1940s Shantung Silk Suit

$85.00

Size: B 34"

1940s Gabardine Shirtmaker Dress

Classic 1940s Women's Suit

$129.00

Size: B 38", W 29"

1940s Satin Evening Dress

$159.00

Size: B 36", W 28"

Amazing 1940s Velvet Accented Evening Dress

$125.00

Size: B 34" W 28" H 39"

1940s Cocktail Dress with Peplum

$125.00

Size: Bust 34" - 36", Waist 26"

Dreamy Pale Pink 1940s Dress

$65.00

Size: B 34"-36" W 27"

Gorgeous 1940s Evening Dress

$245.00

Size: B 34", W 28"

1940s Lacey Black Evening Gown

$65.00

Size: B 34" W 26"

Femme Fatale 1940s Dress

$245.00

Size: B 34" W 27"

1940s Diaphanous Voile Day Dress

$59.00

Size: B 42" W 34"

1940s Eyelet Dress

$65.00

Size: B 36" W 28"

Forties Novelty Print Dress

$125.00

Size: B 36"-38", W 28"

1940s Striped Vintage Dress

$98.00

Size: B 38" W 29"

Glamorous 1940s Satin Taffeta Hostess Gown

1940s Sheer Yellow Print Dress

$65.00

Size: B 40-42

Fashion in the 1940s began with the hand-me-downs of the depression years and ended with the New Look, a tidal wave in Women's fashion started by Christian Dior's bold vision in 1947. The War years found inspiration in Hollywood that was tempered by rationing in place at the time. Narrow tailored looks with padded shoulders, and a business-like aire that morphed as more and more items became more difficult to get. Towards the end of the war as rayon or nylon became more scarce pants and long straight skirts became more common. Dior's line of '47 brought in a radically different silhouette, emphasis on the bust a narrow waist and full skirts that had yards of fabric in them would dominate fashion for the next ten years.