FASHIONS OF THE FORTIES: FROM WORLD WAR II TO THE NEW LOOK
Kent State University Museum 515 Hilltop Drive, Kent, OH, United StatesThe 1940s was a tumultuous period in history and the fashions of the time reflected the upheaval. World War II led to restrictions on what Americans and Europeans could wear because of rationing for civilian populations and uniforms for those who enlisted. The end of the war brought new freedoms. Christian Dior’s groundbreaking 1947 collection […]