1940's FASHION- FASHION HISTORY SESSIONS
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- čas přidán 27. 05. 2024
- 1940's Fashion was all about the War. Either reacting to it, or forgetting about it.
In this episode we will see how utility clothing came to be, and will cover the set back that Parisian Haute Couture suffered.
The War sees the growth of American Fashion with Claire McCardell leading the way. The Post War world of fashion sees the emergence of new trends. Pierre Balmain and Christian Dior create the fashion that would set the style for the following decade.
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People were well dressed when the went out in those days they took pride in the way they looked. I’m fortunate enough to remember this.
Now women wear skin tight pants even if they weigh 290 lbs
I remember when people used to dress up to fly, and clapped for a good landing.
I was always dressed nice for school. I was harassed for it but I didn't care. I hated blue jeans and I still do. Especially since I can longer find a pair that isn't distressed.
This rationing was bs. They're trying to do it again.
@@harlow743 and their hair-do is like "just out of bed"
Nobody did glamour better than 1940's Hollywood!😍
Except 50s and 60s. I like all three. It started going from fashion to advertising after that I'm afraid. Yes, I like being an old fuddyduddy. 😁
I thought 1930s brought it ✨ You don’t think?
Girl don't u know it! I especially like the bed clothing in the movies especially the silk and satin bed clothing. The evening gowns drove me crazy and still does!
I’ve always liked 1940’s fashion! Perhaps, it’s because of the fact that I came of age in the 1980’s, which was a throwback with shoulder pads, power suits, seamed stockings, etc. I just wish that we’d had the victory curls!!
We had hairspray and "mall bangs". 🙂
Good point! Im an 80's kid too I had never made the connection until you mentioned it and I realized you are 100% right!
Instead we had Aquanet Big Hair. I am always amazed that we did not go up in flames at rock concerts when people were flicking their lighters!
Fun fact: The big-shouldered look came about due to the banned-from-release-again moving Letty Lynton, which stared Joan Crawford and Robert Montgomery. Absolutely wonderful movie (I got my hands on a bootleg). It was banned in 1937 over a copyright claim a playwriter made, but that really is bunk. Both are based on the same true story, and the "murder" isn't a murder in one of them, which is the huge point of the movie.
Anyway, Joan was self-conscious of her broad shoulders. So the designer Adrian made what came to be known as "the Letty Lynton dress." It was so full and fragile while having huge-ass sleeves and a big skirt. The fashions of the 1980's, with the poofy species and skirts that flare a lot, were especially inspired by this.
I find it fascinating how one dress from a now-banned movie has had such a lasting impact on fashion.
@Noelle Alexandria I love it! I thought it was symbolic, due to so many women taking over men's jobs while they were away fighting the war. Broader shoulders meaning "we can take on as much as we need to." Never knew about this movie.
The Post-War Glam of the late 1940s and 1950s is my absolute favourite period for so many reasons. Glad to've found your channel.
My mother was born in 1904 and as a child I remember her platform shoes with those ankle straps during the 40's
I grew up in the '50s, and I watch only movies from the '30s-'50s. This hauntingly lovely background music touched deeply the part of me that still longs to be a glamour girl! TYVM for this posting.
Me too. Have you ever paid attention to the ladies' wardrobe in the "Three Stooges" series? I'm constantly distracted by those wonderfully designed (and perfectly made) frocks. My husband thinks there's something wrong with me because he is laughing and I'm not. I completely miss the joke because I was paying attention to the construction of the dress the actress is wearing, mesmerized by the draping of the fabric or the unusual cut.
@@SandraVick1963 Indeed!
This was my Grammy's hey day, before she got MS. And boy did she look gorgeous in the 40s style clothes walking down the streets of Beverly Hills. I love you Grammy.
The 40’s has such elegant fashion.
Best decade for fashion ever, and the shoes and hats of life 💞💜💃💖🔥💥
I’m about to cry. The ending was perfectly put. “Clothes are more than a need to cover up…”
Those fashions wouldn’t fly today not in America anyway, anyone want to take a guess as to why? Americans are too FAT!
Huh?
The worst decade? I love 40's clothes! I love the hair. The big flowers that would be pinned on the shoulder. The suits.
GLacey
I agree. I love the fashion of the 40's. I think the 90's
had the worst fashion.
@@erinstanger416 : the 1970’s were pretty bad too! I remember! 😬
@@donnaleach8119Today's is worse, the 1920s-early 2000s weee the golden age of fashion! After that, it went to shit lol.
Thank you for the video! I have a simple black crepe dress from my grandmother. The fabric drapes perfectly, I only wish I could find this quality in contemporary clothing.
If the tag remains you can look up the fabric contents, like I did with my grandfather's old vest and sweater. A few independent shops [in the States or internationally] do make them similarly, not the same but similar. If it doesn't have the contents tag, I recommend you bring it to a specialist in clothing/fabrics, sometimes museums employ them. They have ways to find out the contents of an old garment. They will cut out a piece for testing. Best of luck!
My Goodness: Loved this so much!.
I remember seeing my Mom in her beautiful outfits from the 1940's!!.
The women all looked so classy + elegant too..Would love to dress like that..
Thanks for sharing this awesome video🤗😁
She must have been very proud to show her personality through her clothes. That's beautiful! I've seen my grandmother's pictures and grandad's. Oh my... they were the cutest at 16 and 18, they were friends before they married well into their mid-20s. So happy some of the fashion has remained in the independent shops in a few places.
"Classy", is the right word.
The only clothing I remember my mother wearing in the 40"s were the broad shouldered suit jackets
But I remember the fabulous ankle strap shoes ala joan Crawford
This was one of the best decades of fashion. I love the chunky shoes too. That’s all I wear now. I cringe at todays fashion although I admit I dress for comfort now.
😍 I love chunky heeled shoes and Mary Jane's shoes! I always take good care of mine and bring them to the cobblers when they need maintenance.
My friends used to ask me what I was wearing and why. Until they didn't. I still wear a Mondrian shift dress 1960s style at home. And 1950s, or 40s type of dresses when I go out, sometimes I get weird looks. But I've gotten used to it by now. This is how I express myself.
What is your style like?
The early 50’s are often my favorite era for women’s fashion, but I love the 40’s for what it brought to catalyze it. Bright red lips, rolled hair, even the pointed shoulders and square necklines of rationed dresses have a sense of class and confident femininity that I think gets overlooked sometimes in considering retro wear.
I never heard of Charles James or the ‘Jolie Madame’ look of Pierre Balmain until now, either! So fascinating to learn of these folks designing glamour before Christian Dior’s New Look took off.
This is very interesting. Now most fabrics are produced in China and "fashions" or clothing is not typically sewn in the U.S. Unfortunately we all dress like we are either going to bed or just got out of bed.
Unfortunately, true......
We live in times of transitions, especially after 2020, where everyone is just trying to get their own style individually while no longer being dependent of trends (even if they still exist)
Not only that, but time also feels shortened for us. Working people can barely have 1 hour of time for themselves without feeling the guilt of "being too lazy" or "waisting time"
Fashion is important to humans, just as any form of art is, but it's pretty weird to criticize the current times without stopping to think what got us to this point. Ironically enough, there were people who would complain just the same in every new era for wanting to conserve something that just wasn't fitting for the new generations anymore.
No shit. People wearing fuzzy pajamas in public!🙄
Mie
I still dress up every day for my own pleasure. Sometimes people comment that it makes them feel better just to see someone 'turned out' lifts the vibrations. It makes me sad that generally the young look so unkempt as if they had not washed or brushed hair. Why not rejoice in feminity...
Beautifully created! I enjoyed the video immensely, thank you. My grandparents were young adults during the war years. Each couple married in 1939. Both of my grandfathers served in the U.S. Navy. My grandmothers had the most beautiful clothes. The stories of hardship would bring tears to my eyes as a child. They were truly an amazing generation! One of my grandmothers met Christian Dior at the train station in Chicago, Illinois when he made his U.S. tour. She was an accomplished seamtress and created some beautiful garments. I was an extremely fortunate girl/ young woman during the late 1970s and 1980s to have been able to wear so many of her pieces. I gravitated towards my grandparents more than my modern parents. Old soul, I suppose.
Victory Red lipstick is still out there. :) I love that.
At four-score years of age, I enjoyed this lesson. I so admired my mother and her friends while growing up. It's always a pleasure to see the women of that decade and the 1950s. Their clothing was feminine and graced their womanliness.
I love sewing my own garments , the main reason I started doing that is that finding reasonable priced elegant well made clothes was a hard task . I wear 1940s/50/60/70s styles for the most part that I sew myself. I don’t understand why fashion has become so utilitarian when society is getting more used to convenience and laziness than ever
I felt the same way. It wasn't until my grandmother told me of our family history. I told her how the boys bullied me in school. She taught me how to sew, knit, crochet and create accessories. The kids never bullied me again. That's a much longer story that we don't have time for here today. The pictures of glamour, clean lines, feminity.. and the designs I wanted it all. Today I still make my own clothes and accessories. I feel like I've found my family where I belong with artists and sewers. 🙂
I have pictures of my Mother and Father during the WW2 years. Mother was so cute in her skirts and dresses. I asked her why was her clothes kind of short and she said that clothing was rationed. She looked so pretty. Dad was a Marine and looked so handsome in his dress blues.
My regular daily fashion is very 1940's. Very. And I love it and get tons of compliments.
I have NO WORDS LOVED this documentary of the 40's ALWAYS my favorite decade since I was a kid!!! And especially the War Years (1939-1945) were so interesting to me, the movies/fashion during this specific period to me was the most beautiful exciting & glamorous ever at least concerning Hollywood!!! My God remember this was the GREAT decade that gave us such exquisite gorgeous women like Louise Allbritton, Evelyn Ankers, Andrea King, Veronica Lake, Carole Landis, Dolores Moran & Alexis Smith among so many other wonderful lovely beauties that could ONLY have been created & existed in the 40's!!!
Marilyn Monroe was in this era when she was discovered. She was 18. She started at the Blue Book modelling agency. 1943. Then she got into movies at about 20 year's old.
The forties fashions were my favorite from watching old movies. They obviously are not representative of what a housewife wore. Also depending on which designer did them in a particular movie. Some beautiful suits.. Jean Louis fashion designer who was married for a time to Loretta Young did beautiful designs for Hollywood.
I try to imagine what my mother and grandmothers then wore and what life was like in the 1940s. There are few photos of my family during that time.
I think the fashions of the 1940’s are the most glamorous, stylish, and beautiful of all modern time.
Yes! Even the lingerie was high class, modest, and staggering. Compare the old Victoria secret catalogs to today’s..
Nothing beats 1940's fashion and we have the films to preserve this era for future generations
Beautiful voice, and very good video, tank you
Love ❤️ this Era!
Great, Thank You.
Me: 🇨🇦 senior. Fashion follower. This video needs to be seen. ( 23 Feb 22 ) It is so well done ty !
Thanks for all the time you surely put into finding these wonderful fashion photographs and facts. I enjoyed it immensely!
I loved seeing many of the old movie stars modeling hats and makeup. Most notably, Norma Jean Baker aka Marilyn Monroe as a Rosie Richter type.
Did you mean Rosie the Riveter? She was the face of the WWII women who worked in the factories replacing their husbands who were off to war
This was thoroughly entertaining and knowledgeable.
Thank you very much Mary!
Very beautiful fashion era.
The fashions of that period were wonderful. Women’s clothing was feminine, stylish.
Very good summary of the decade and how fashion reflected and adapted to the war and its aftermath. I had never thought of the role of color in clothing as a means of boosting morale.
This is an incredibly inspiring and informative video. Lots of wonderful information, done with lovely music in the background and a nice gentle commentary. Thank you so much 🥰
Было интересно и познавательно!
Thank you so much ! I love the way you always connect the circumstances of the time to the fashion in all of your fashion documentaries. It doesn’t just show the piece and say how cool or awesome it is .
I happened upon another fashion commentary that started out with “hello party people!,”
Talk about a complete insult to the fashion and skill that created it.
My mother and Aunts were all wife’s , sisters and widows of WWII. I can remember looking at the family photos of
them when I was growing up. No of the were wealthy, but boy did they look classy with the accessories.
I will try to send a few along .
I respect what you do and the way you portray it.
I wish we could get some of this back , even when you watch the influences, every one is on Amazon, I try very hard to get thrift & vintage ..keep up good work !! ❤
Beautiful video. Thank you! 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
I was watching Barbara Stanwyck in Christmas in Connecticut and I just loved her white blouse at her introduction when she was typing. Then decided to look up videos on the 40s fashion. This was a great video.
This was so accurate and showed the pre war and post war looks witch were totally different. I would love to see a session on the 1950's, my favorite era in the 20th century!!!
Excelente video. (Y hermosa voz).
Thank you Dandy!
Film noir in the 40s had some cool clothes
Than you so much for this very entertaining, and yes, very colorful program, which is exactly what I needed to perk myself up .
Charles James, was one of the couturiers who created some of the most beautiful evening dresses, with his use of innovative color combinations, and his incredible ability to drape fabrics. he belongs to that rarefied place in which you find all the best couturiers: Dior, Balmain, etc... America can be proud of having had such a wonderfully talented creator !
I really want to hear your interpretation of 60s fashion! I've just subscribed! please continue the series!
The 40s seemed delicately bold
I keep learning so much from you. Thank you ever so!
Very well presented, and loved watching this, thank you.
Absolutely beautiful! Glad you popped up. Yes, and if "fashion reflects what is going on around us", then what does our fashion today speak about us and our milieu, and what will future generations think about us based on what we are wearing???
Excellent video! Keep up the good work!
Thank you so much Ijeoma ! There's more coming!
@@fashionhistorysessions oh that's great. I'm looking forward to more!
Very well done, with a sensitive exploration of women's experiences and different needs during and after WWII.
A large part of the drive towards the New Look was strictly economic. There was the need to get fabric mills back into production. Lots of returning soldiers needed jobs. One way to accomplish this was to boost the need for more fabric in a garment. If the silhouette was fuller and used more yardage, the old clothing could not be remade to suit the newer fashions. Women had to either make or purchase these clothes - which drove demand and made more jobs available. Men's suits also underwent a large shift as wider pants with cuffs were reintroduced, along with broader shoulders in the jackets - again, this meant more fabric used per garment. As men's suits were mostly made of wool, it created a huge market for sheep ranches and reinvigorated the wool industry.
I've enjoyed your videos. Interesting and calming to watch.
Just amazing! Thank you
WoW! Thank you so much for sharing this remarkable era! I always wondered where garment styles got it’s introduction into todays fashion.
I am just loving this series on fashion thank you so much
This really helped me , looking forward to your new videos☺
K , I'm working on new videos coming in November. If you subscribe to the channel you'll be notified on the next video!
Truly luv your work.... Gratefull
It was very interesting and informative. Thank you.
They need to bring back
my favorite
40s 50s fashions clothing pleading darts stitching was and still is the best fashion time ever..
For everyday wear for everywoman.. This I believe is when designer's showed
real talent they diffently shined with fashions that never go out
of style...
Incredible! Great video, very informative thank you!
Thank you. Very enlightening as well as beautiful.
I love the hairstyles too!
All in all the 30's were the most gorgeous and elegant fashions!
I love this
Elegance
Very interesting, a nice calm video Thank you
I really appreciate 👏 it’s a good information and the way you made this video❤ ❤
Excellent!!!!! Thank-You*
I love this.
I Remember when families alway,s dressed well to go out in public and schools we had play clothes and church clothes, school dresses and had a dress coat for church and a jacket and sweaters for every day ! Now it's so different! You get dressed up and people look at you like you're out of place !
My taste of elegance is the fashion 40s!! Love it! Sending everybody love and light from Athens Hellas!
My grandmother was in school during World War 2 and was 15 in 1941
My mother was working away from home during WW II but she was at home when the allied forces came in . There are still ceremonies to remember (and a cemetry for the ones who fell).
Грандиозно! Красивая Мода 👗 Были платья, которые застегивал мужчина на своей даме
My fav fashion era ❤️
My God I cried.
Ich würde die Mode von der 40ger vorschlagen, ich habe sie schon letztes Jahr "vorgesehen". Danke fürs upload!! ❤👍👌🥀🥀
Before ww2 we wore silk hose as they did stay on the legs without any sags Then ww2 came and they needed the silk for parachutes and had to wear nylon which sags. Some times we just drew a brown line down the back of our legs to resemble a seam. We always wore a hat and carried or wore a pair of gloves and purse.
Very informative! Will you do a commentary on custume designer Edith Head?
thank you
Please don't fail to mention the Black Brazilian women that Carmen Miranda co-opted her look from. It was a source of great contemporaneous controversy.
Learned a new word today. Contemporaneous.
After WW2, there was a huge effort to get women out of the factories and offices and back into the home and on the arm of a man. The "new look" et all and all that came with it was part of it whether their creators knew it or not. Full skirts with petticoats that could get caught in machinery/hard to work in, super slim skirts, gloves as a must wear, etc. Remember the Donna Reed look of the 1950s with women supposedly doing house work in pearls, full dresses and high heels?
The fashion of the beautiful hairstyles were amazing in the 40s weren't they? It wasn't just that materials were limited they were ration and actually they were only allowed to use certain amounts of material on items
I never knew platform shoes were worn back then I thought it was new now. I never liked the turbans but most of the other fashions I liked
"...fashion managed to react." Yes!
Why does it seem like the 40’s was such a “cold” decade? Most of the photos I’ve seen seem to take place in fall/winter with all the suits and heavy coats and furs.
50s gal Enjoyed it...thks!
I especially like the two piece suit tre belle ❤️
Love your presentations ... anyway of increasing the volume of your voice and lowering the music??
Veronica & Rita💐
I think they look sharp!
Dommage qu’il n’y ait pas de sous-titres en français 😢
Please reference the Ultimate Fashion History channel in this story.
I didn’t realize platform shoes came from the 1940’s!
Eloquently stated. 😊