1940s woman

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In late 1939, the New York World's Fair a fashion parade predicts the 1940's fashions to come in dresses, skirts, coats, hairstyles and shoes.

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Portrait of unknown beautiful reporter of The Des Moines Register who was interviewing people in June 21st, 1948. The first newspaper in Des Moines, the Iowa Star, was founded in 1849. In 1855, the Iowa Citizen began publication; it was renamed the Iowa State Register in 1860. In 1902, the Register merged with the Des Moines Leader, a descendant of the Star, to become the Des Moines Register and Leader. In 1903, Des Moines banker Gardner Cowles, Sr. purchased the Register and Leader; the…

Italian actress Pier Angeli was found dead in her Beverly Hills apartment on Friday 10 September 1971 at the age of 39. Her body was discovered by a friend, drama coach Helena Sorrell, who lived with the actress. The actress had been under treatment for a stomach ailment. She died of an overdose of drugs, one of which had been identified as a barbiturate. Pier Angeli was born as Anna Maria Pierangeli on 19 June 1932 in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy. She was the twin sister of actress, Marisa…

1945 hair

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

Create a simple and easy 1940s style look using todays wardrobe. Plus what dress, hairstyle and makeup style to choose

That's what women worn in the 1940s. These vintage snapshots show female fashion in the 1940s.