Women in the 1950s were the first to embrace pants built for a feminine figure.  While the women in the 1940s loved their man tailored slacks, they were gradually losing favor in the 1950s for a more ladylike style. There are three popular styles of 1950s women’s pants. 50s pants were called tailored slacks, cigarette … Read More about 1950s Pants: Cigarette, Capri, Jeans Fashion History

Before the 1940s, women simply did not wear pants / trousers /slacks as a normal part of their daily wardrobe. 1930s women’s loungewear included Beach Pajamas, overalls, culottes and sailor pants, but these were were only acceptable for at home, sport, work or vacationing activities. Going into the 1940s, loungewear and workwear blended together to … Read More about 1940s Pants History- Trousers, Overalls, Jeans, Sailor, Siren Suits

  Blouse styles have not changed dramatically in the past few decades, but every era has a little something that makes its blouses different. 1940s blouses are easily identified from their tailored collars, button up fronts, and puff sleeves. Knitwear too followed many of the same style details as other 1940s tops and T- shirts. … Read More about 1940s Blouses, Shirts, Knit Tops Styles – Fashion History

This week’s photo roundup theme is hats. Lots and lots of vintage hats, spanning the 1920s to the 1950s! Enjoy. This week we are sharing ladies lingerie pictures and catalog pages. I may throw in some men’s too. Catch them all on Facebook, Google Plus, and Twitter, or wait till next week’s roundup.

Stout. Not exactly a term we hear much today, but back in the 1940s (and earlier), it was the name for what we call plus size clothing today. Juniors, misses, women’s, and stout were the categories for dress sizing. The 1940s not only embraced curvy figures, but catalogs photographed real plus size women in the … Read More about 1940s Plus Size Clothing: Dresses History

The roaring twenties will forever be remembered as the decade of flappers. “Bright Young Things” dressed up for a night on the town at a dance hall or in an illegal speakeasy. What did 1920s flappers wear? Free of the moral and physical constraints of the previous decades, flapper costumes were loose but glamorous. During … Read More about Flapper Outfit: How to Dress Like a 20s Flapper Girl

Attending a Downton Abbey themed event? Well, then you must look the part. Whether you want a formal evening look with all the sparkle and shine of Downton herself or a sophisticated day look for an afternoon tea party, creating a Downton Abbey costume can be done with the right new clothing and accessories. Forget … Read More about Downton Abbey Costumes Ideas

Shop for affordable women’s 1940s costumes for Halloween, theater, swing dances and more. There are many costumes from the WWII years, including a pin up girl/ singer, nurse, Rosie the Riveter, Land Girl, and sailor or volunteer military uniform. These real life women inspired many comic book characters and superheroes such as Wonder Woman and Agent … Read More about 1940s Costumes- WWII, Nurse, Pinup, Rosie the Riveter

Reader Maria wrote to me asking about 1920s winter fashion that is warmer than the typical short “flapper” dresses.  With the exception of thick wool and wool overcoats, 1920s clothing in the fall and winter wasn’t very different than in the spring and summer. 1920s fall and autumn colors changed to cooler tones such as … Read More about 1920s Fall & Winter Fashion- Dress, Coat, Hat, Shoes