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1947 fashion plate

Look back at the style of 1948 - the year of the last London Olympics

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I picked up this amazing fashion book online the other day and I just had to share some of it with all my lovely stout readers. It dates from 1943. A PDF version is available for sale in my etsy store. It covers everything from dresses to coats to gown to wedding dresses and accessories! I'm not too sold on the bride rule. I actually like the 'don't' much more than the 'do'.

Two sisters, my mother and aunt, Clara and Vilma, dressed in the latest style. Taken in the Bronx, New York in the late 1940's. They were named for Clara Bow and Vilma Bánky. Homemade dresses. The houses in front of the house haven't been built yet. And there were still no houses behind us. Behind the girls, my grandfather built a large grape arbor, basically a city lot size, from which he produced what may have been the world's worst wine. The driveway that leads away on the left was turned…

1940s fashion was born out of innovation and creativity— here 20 of the most popular looks of the day that are still stunning 80 years later.

The fashion from the 1940s is as relevant as ever. Click in to see the looks we still love 70 years later.