Top Ten Fashion Trends From the 1940’s Rationing: World War II impacted virtually every aspect of American life and fashion was no exception. In 1942, the United States imposed a rationing system similar to the one Great Britain had implemented the previous year, limiting, among other things, the amount of fabric that could be used […]
1930s, 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s Jewelry: What Was It? 1930 Costume jewelry Because of the Depression in the 1930s, the art direction changed. Costume jewelry was considered to be disposable jewelry and was only popular for a limited time. Most people could no longer afford the Art Deco styles birthed in the 1920s, although some […]
1940’s Women’s Fashion Inventions 1940’s Women’s fashion was a time of great restrictions on design, fabric, and trim materials. The war forced clothing designs to be simple yet it also forced manufactures to be creative with what they could use and invent new materials. The 1940’s brought about new women’s fashion inventions many of which […]