Les années 1940


 I have always been fascinated by 1940's style. When money and materials were limited, women created their outfits with hand-me-downs and old mended clothes. The 40's gave way to an explosion of glamour: from satin evening gowns to tailored skirt suits or sumptuous coats, women were alluring, exuding authority behind their silhouette.

Photos: B. Bhatt

The 1940's were a brilliant decade for fashion. Hollywood's Golden Age stars – from Veronica Lake, Eva Gardner, Bette Davis and Joan Crawford to Rita Hayworth, Katharine Hepburn and Grace Kelly – dazzled in gorgeous gowns, while women across the West embraced a more ordinary, yet chic, look.

Rue Rambuteau, Paris 1946, Willy Ronis

 
"Dinerettes and sodapops, 
New blue bathing suite,
Ruched tops and Cadillacs.

Blue lake car to dunks, 
Hop skotch, shit talk, 
Alabama hard knocks,
Motel dresslocks.

We're gonna party, 
Like it's 1949, 
We're in the Pontiac, 
From July to July..."

~BISOUS~
xx

Comments

  1. Anonymous12:50

    so elegant and charming !

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  2. Anonymous12:54

    I like this :) you're terrific.

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  3. Anonymous13:10

    your coat is just WOW ;)

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