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In a nutshell, 1940s women’s fashion was about creating an hourglass silhouette with masculine details: padded shoulders, nipped in high wai...

Jitterbugs, April 1943, Washington DC

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Born on May 4, 1929, in Brussels, Belgium, Audrey Hepburn was a talented performer known for her beauty, elegance and grace. Often imitated...

1940s Photo of a Woman (Nana) and Uncle Bumper, early 40's. Fun 1940s Fashion Inspiration for women and kids #1940s #1940sfashion #1940sstyle #40s #vintagephotography

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That 1940s long hair Girlie look.

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A colorful insight to the 1940s - These luscious color photographs of women in the 1940s reside in the National Geographic Creative website where you can license high resolution images. Glamourdaze honed in on two

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My first ski date..and we took her Chevrolet!

I have always been fascinated with the role of women in WWII, particularly the small minority of women whom flew in the Air Transport Auxiliary in Great Britain. However, until very recently I had never heard of the Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASP as they were known as, who flew planes across the continental […]

Vintage Style Guide 1940s Fashion History In the 1940s, because of the war, there was a general moving away from fabulous dressing. The government asked the designers not to be wasteful, including using unnecessary amounts of fabric, materials and trimming. The bias cut, 1930s silhouette slowly disappeared and was repl

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