40s female fashion

Born in 1924 in Newark, New Jersey, American actress and producer Eva Marie Saint attended Bethlehem Central High School in Delmar, New York...

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Two sisters, my mother and aunt, Clara and Vilma, dressed in the latest style. Taken in the Bronx, New York in the late 1940's. They were named for Clara Bow and Vilma Bánky. Homemade dresses. The houses in front of the house haven't been built yet. And there were still no houses behind us. Behind the girls, my grandfather built a large grape arbor, basically a city lot size, from which he produced what may have been the world's worst wine. The driveway that leads away on the left was turned…

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…

This Sunday I have denim. All denim all the time. Well, the time of the mid 30s to mid 40s. Chicago Mail order 1935 Montgomery Wards 1935 Chicago Mail Order 1941 Montgomery Wards 1941 Sears 1943