Two models posing on a Bloomsbury rooftop in London, wearing dresses made under wartime Utility regulations, in a photograph issued by the Ministry of Information in 1943.

The 1940s in Western fashion were deeply marked by World War II, which started on September 1, 1939 and ended on September 2, 1945. Thus, the decade can be more or less divided into two equal halves: the first marked by the global conflict and the second by the return of peace, although the unprecedented effects of the war influenced the entire period.[1]

Women's fashion

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Men's fashion

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Children's fashion

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Bibliography

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  • Blanco F., José, ed. (2016). Clothing and Fashion: American Fashion from Head to Toe. Vol. 3. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-161-069-310-3. Retrieved May 12, 2024 – via Google Books.
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  • Cole, Daniel James; Deihl, Nancy (2015). The History of Modern Fashion. Laurence King Publishing. ISBN 9781780676036.
  • Dirix, Emmanuelle; Fiell, Charlotte (2013). 1940s Fashion: The Definitive Sourcebook. Goodman Fiell. ISBN 978-1-84796-046-7. Retrieved May 19, 2024 – via Internet Archive.
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  • Laver, James (1960). The Concise History of Costume and Fashion. Harry N. Abrams, Inc. ASIN B000WONVOG.
  • Tortora, Phyllis G.; Marcketti, Sara B. (2015) [1989]. Survey of Historic Costume (6th ed.). Fairchild Books. ISBN 978-1-62892-167-0.
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