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The 1930s started in depression and ended with the onset of World War II.With rising unemployment and despair, no industry was left unaffected. In the fashion industry, designers cut their prices and produced new lines of ready-to-wear clothes, along with clothing made of more economical and washable fabrics, such as rayon and nylon. [5]
Newspaper advertisement for women's dresses, Paris Dress Shoppe, Allentown PA, 1930. Summer fashion, 1930. Woman's dress, 1931. A collection of swimwear, Ladies Home Journal, 1932. Dutch actress Cissy van Bennekom and model Eva Waldschmidt, 1932. Actress Joan Crawford wearing a large ruffle-sleeved gown designed by Adrian in Letty Lynton, 1932
This is a list of New York City newspapers and magazines. [1] ... New York Daily News (200,000 daily; 260,000 Sunday) New York Post (230,634 daily)
Their company brands included Newport News, Shape FX, and Old Kraftsman, among others. They also operated brick-and-mortar stores. Spiegel delivered its first mail order catalog in 1905 and by 1925, the retailer had 10 million customers. Spiegel's buyers, who went to Paris fashion shows, introduced American women to European fashion trends.
In 1909, leading industries in New York City were manufacturers of clothes for women and men, [16] and New York's function as America's culture and fashion center also helped the garment industry by providing constantly changing styles and new demand; in 1910, 70% of the nation's women's clothing and 40% of the men's was produced in New York City.
The 1960s were an age of fashion innovation for women. The early 1960s gave birth to drainpipe jeans and capri pants, a style popularized by Audrey Hepburn. [6] Casual dress became more unisex and often consisted of plaid button down shirts worn with slim blue jeans, comfortable slacks, or skirts.
New York Fashion Week is also one of the most influential fashion weeks in the world, and occurs twice a year. [ 6 ] The annual Met Gala ceremony in Manhattan is widely regarded as the world's most prestigious fashion event and is a venue where fashion designers and their creations are celebrated.
20th century in fashion may refer to: 1900s in fashion; 1910s in fashion; 1920s in fashion; 1930–45 in fashion; 1945–60 in fashion; 1960s in fashion; 1970s in fashion; 1980s in fashion; 1990s in fashion; History of fashion design