40s fashion

The gray days of winter have me looking forward to spring and lighter/brighter clothing. I scanned these from a 1949 insert of the pattern department of the Philadelphia Inquirer. The green ensemble with matching beret in the first picture has my name all over it. I love the color combination. While the 30s is my absolute favorite era, there are so many things I love about the designs of this time period too. So pretty!

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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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1940’s Brief history of fashion in pictures.

A look back at the era of elegance.

Helena Sweater is a vintage 1940s woman's dotted sweater knitting pattern from Vogue Knitting Spring/Summer 1948 magazine. ★ Size: • Bust 32" ★ Gauge: • 32 sts = 4" in light fingering weight (3 ply) yarn ★ This pattern is a digital download and is delivered to you immediately upon receipt of payment. ★ Sale! 2 patterns for $7 with code: 2FOR7 3 patterns for $9 with code: 3FOR9 5 patterns for $13 with code: 5FOR13 8 patterns for $19 with code: 8FOR19 13 patterns for $25 with code: 13FOR25

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Simplicity 2580; ©1948; Misses Skirt and Scarf: The skirt, cut in four sections, joins to a waistband. Style 1 has an outside tuck which encircles the skirt. In Style 2, ruffling trims the lower edge. Style 3 is finished with belt carriers through which a purchased belt is inserted. In Styles 2 and 4, the scarf, cut in two sections, featured pockets on the inside under the tripe row of ruffling at each end. A hood may be formed of the scarf when the slide fastener at the center is secured…