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The Closet Historian: Cataloging Catalogs: Ward's Fall/Winter 1947-1948, More Dresses! 40s Mode, 1940s Fashion Women, Decades Fashion, Fashion Through The Decades, Fashion Timeline, Decades Of Fashion, Fashion 1940s, 20th Century Fashion, Iconic Dresses

What's that? More pages of beautiful 1940's dresses? Okay sure! So many of these are super simple in the best day-wear sort of way, and we even have a few maternity and juniors styles featured in today's pages! Vintage isn't all glamorous cocktail dresses of course, though sometimes I wish I could get away with wearing just those more often. Also, can we talk about how so many of the shoes these gals are wearing are almost identical to the wonderful Royal Vintage Shoes Marilyn pumps? Just…

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Vintage 1940s WWII Liddy Hop Dress Evening Gown Figue Flatterning Fitted Midriff Sewing Pattern Simplicity 3835 40s Swing Era Size 14 B 32 by sandritocat on Etsy 1940’s Dresses, 1940's Dress, Wwii Fashion, 1940s Fashion Women, 1940's Fashion, Fashion 1940s, Attractive Dresses, 20th Century Fashion, Vintage Dress Patterns

Vintage 1940s WWII Liddy Hop Dress Evening Gown Figue Flatterning Fitted Midriff Sewing Pattern Simplicity 3835 40s Swing Era Size 14 B 32 Simplicity 3835; ©1941; Daytime Dress and Nightgown. Style 1 is an attractive dress cleverly fashioned with simple details.. collarless neckline fastens in front under a crisp bow and the bodice is gathered to the skirt in a pointed seam above the waist. short sleeves are tucked t the lower edges and a belt extends from the side seams and ties in back…

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1940s Plus Size Clothing: Dresses History 40s Lea Swing Dress in Wine £98.49 AT vintagedancer.com 40s Clothes, 1940s Party Dress, 1940’s Dress, 40s Dresses, Vintage Plus Size Fashion, 40s Mode, 1940s Vintage Dresses, 40s Style Dresses, 40s Outfits

Stout. Not exactly a term we hear much today, but back in the 1940s (and earlier), it was the name for what we call plus size clothing today. Juniors, misses, women's, and stout were the categories for dress sizing. The 1940s not only embraced curvy figures, but catalogs photographed real plus size women in the

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Advance 4758; ca. 1948; View 1, dress with low neck and long or three-quarter sleeves, self cording at neck and waistline. View 2, dress with higher neckline and long or three-quarter sleeves, purchased belt. Featured in Advance Patterns Fashion News, January 1948 and in Advance catalog, April 1948 [insert your photos of this pattern made up] [insert your username, and make sure your preferences allow for people to contact you via e-mail. Do not list your email address here!]

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I am beyond smitten with this fantastic soda shop illustration featuring a selection of spring fashions from 1949. #soda #shop #teenagers #spring #vintage #1940s #fashion #clothing #dress 40s Mode, Vintage Fashion Sketches, Vintage Clothes Patterns, Spring Fashions, Vintage Dress Patterns, 1950s Style, 40s Fashion, Retro Mode, 1940s Fashion

The gray days of winter have me looking forward to spring and lighter/brighter clothing. I scanned these from a 1949 insert of the pattern department of the Philadelphia Inquirer. The green ensemble with matching beret in the first picture has my name all over it. I love the color combination. While the 30s is my absolute favorite era, there are so many things I love about the designs of this time period too. So pretty!

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