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1940s Dresses & Suits

Forties Novelty Print Dress

$125.00

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

1940s Novelty Diamond Check Dress

$215.00

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

1940s Striped Vintage Dress

$125.00

Size: B 38" W 29"

1940s Rayon Gabardine Embroidered Dress

$110.00

Size: B 36" W 31"

1940s Rayon Crepe Cocktail Dress

$69.00

Size: Bust 40-42" Waist to 32" Hips 43"

Dreamy Pale Pink 1940s Dress

$65.00

Size: B 34"-36" W 27"

Amazing 1940s Velvet Accented Evening Dress

$125.00

Size: B 34" W 28" H 39"

1940s Shantung Silk Suit

$85.00

Size: B 34"

Glamorous 1940s Satin Taffeta Hostess Gown

$149.00

Size: B 34-38"

Forties New Look Sundress

$159.00

Size: Bust 34" Waist 25"

1940s Sheer Yellow Print Dress

$65.00

Size: B 40-42

Bombshell 1940s Hawaiian Sarong

$275.00

Size: Bust 34" Waist 24"

Never worn Vintage Artsy Print Dress

$110.00

Size: Bust 36" Waist 26" Hips 39"

1940s Diaphanous Voile Day Dress

$59.00

Size: B 42" W 34"

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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.