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2. Category:1940s fashion - Wikipedia

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   1940s fashion. Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1940s fashion. Fashion during the 1940s — clothing designed and/or popular in the 1940s. Also fashion designers and clothing companies active during the decade. 1890s. 1900s. 1910s. 1920s. 1930s.

3. 1930–1945 in Western fashion - Wikipedia

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   1930–1945 in Western fashion. The most characteristic North American fashion trend from the 1930s to 1945 was attention at the shoulder, with butterfly sleeves and banjo sleeves, and exaggerated shoulder pads for both men and women by the 1940s. The period also saw the first widespread use of man-made fibers, especially rayon for dresses and ...

4. Kitty Foyle (dress) - Wikipedia

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   A Kitty Foyle is a dress style of the 1940s, characterized by a dark fabric and contrasting light collar and cuffs, typically of navy blue and white. [ 1] The shape of the dress is a shirtwaist with short or elbow-length sleeves. It is named after a dress worn by Ginger Rogers ' character, Kitty Foyle, in the 1940 film of the same name ...

5. Squaw dress - Wikipedia

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   Squaw dress. A squaw, fiesta, Kachina, Tohono or patio dress [1] is an American style of dress developed in Arizona. It became popular during the 1940s and 1950s, and many famous women owned these dresses. It was developed primarily by Dolores Gonzales and Cele Peterson, who were inspired by Native American fashion .

6. 1945–1960 in Western fashion - Wikipedia

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   Many girls' and young women's dresses were styled after those of the older women. Originally everyday workwear in the Southwestern US, Western clothing comprising jeans, Stetson and checked shirt was worn by many young boys during the 1950s in imitation of singing cowboys like Gene Autry and Roy Rogers.

7. Claire McCardell - Wikipedia

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   Claire McCardell. American fashion designer Claire McCardell surrounded by models wearing her designs, Time, 2 May 1955. Claire McCardell (May 24, 1905 – March 22, 1958) was an American fashion designer of ready-to-wear clothing in the twentieth century. She is credited with the creation of American sportswear.