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What are 1940 – 1950’s fashion

By: Wenchy Siu and Florence Yeung

Introduction

• There were huge changes between fashions from 1940s to the 1950s for women.

• In 1940’s there were many different types of clothing • The main fashion icons were Hollywood stars. • There were also other trends , for 

exmaple :Claire McCardell.• Christian Dior’s  ‘The New Look’. •  ‘Haute Couture’ •  Jeans, T-shirts and Leather Jackets

Fashion in 1940

Working clothes

jacket

Long skirts

Low heels

Costume jewellery

Hollywood trends

Sportswear by : Claire McCardell

Late 1940 fashion

Christian Dior ‘New look’

Kimono sleeve

Chanel’s new look: ‘little black dress’

Fashion in 1950

Swing Skirt

Pencil skirt

BIBLIOGRAPHY

http://winifredandbance.com/1940s-fashion/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claire_McCardell

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haute_couture

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-cocktail-dress.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeans http://www.fiftiesweb.com/fashion

/fashion-w.htm http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-

a-pencil-skirt.htm http://www.wisegeek.com/what-ar

e-poodle-skirts.htm

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