1940s fashion menswear

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1940s men's outerwear was more than just warmth and rain protection. The cut, the colors, and the styles of men's coats and jackets incorporated the world's changes -- especially new military uniform design. Simple, bold, and boxy was the overcoat style of the 1940s. '40s jackets were simple, casual, and strong. Advertisers continued to send

Rediscover the timeless elegance of 1950s men's fashion. Dive deep into an era that set iconic style standards still revered today.

Dive into the allure of 1940s men's fashion - explore the era's definitive suits, hairstyles, and essential vintage accessories.

Ready For The Open Skies...Design - This is a gorgeous 1940s G1 style flight or bomber jacket most likely from Britain. It features the softest and warmest capeskin leather lining, a rich whiskey patinaed capeskin with two square patch pockets with caramel corozo buttons, a faux mouton collar, and

Ever since the stock market crash of 1929 and the severe economic depression that followed for most of the 1930s, fashion had been an escape. Looking to the movies, women and men escaped their difficult daily lives and imagined a carefree and very glamorous life in Hollywood. Fashion followed movie stars' apparel both on and

Cary Grant and Randolph Scott at their Malibu home, 1935.

While men's 1940s business attire moved toward formality, casual style went the opposite way. Ease and comfort blended the lighter business suit style with sports wear established in the previous decades. This merging resulted in sports coats instead of business suits, relaxed button up shirts in new colors, and an explosion of popularity in knitwear