1940s fashion

thumb|Group of women in bikinis at Surfer's Paradise A bikini is a women's two-piece swimsuit that features one piece on top that covers the breasts, and a second piece on the bottom: the front covering the pelvis but usually exposing the navel, and the back generally covering the intergluteal cleft and some or all of the buttocks. The size of the top and bottom can vary, from bikinis that offer full coverage of the breasts, pelvis, and buttocks, to more revealing designs with a thong or G-string bottom that covers only the mons pubis, but exposes the buttocks, and a top that covers only the a

privately held American clothing company

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thumb|right|Sketch of a garter. The band goes around the leg, and the hook on the lower side attaches to the top of the stocking. A garter is an article of clothing comprising a narrow band of fabric fastened about the leg to keep up stockings. In the to centuries, they were tied just below the knee, where the leg is most slender, to keep the stocking from slipping. The advent of elastic has made them less necessary from this functional standpoint, although they are still often worn for fashion. Garters have been widely worn by men and women, depending on fashion trends.

lightweight cloth-covered helmet

loose-fitting short-sleeve shirts of brightly colored fabric in tropical prints

two-part fastener consisting of a ball and socket that snap into place when pressed together

Steel combat helmet

American brand of denim jeans

shoe with a platform sole

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closed, low-cut shoe with one or more straps across the instep

very narrow straight skirt

soft felt hat with the crown dented lengthwise and a slightly rolled brim

U.S. Army helmet, issued to the US military from 1942 until the 1990's.

dress without straps or sleeves, usually with a fitted bodice

thumb|Leonard Cohen wearing a trilby A trilby is a narrow-brimmed type of hat. The trilby was once viewed as the rich man's favored hat; it is sometimes called the "brown trilby" in Britain and was frequently seen at the horse races.

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bra for mothers and pregnant women, so that they breastfeeding their baby without taking off their bra

cloth hat with a downward-sloping brim

necktie of thin cord usually tipped with with aglets and fastened with a decorative slide

alt=|thumb|Woman wearing a bandeau bikini top A bandeau ( ; ; diminutive of the French word meaning 'strip') is a garment comprising, in appearance, a strip of cloth. Today, the term frequently refers to a garment that wraps around a woman's breasts. It is usually part of a bikini in sports or swimsuit. It is similar to a tube top, but narrower. It is usually strapless, sleeveless, and off the shoulder. Bandeaux are commonly made from elastic material to stop them from slipping down, or are tied or pinned at the back or front. In the first half of the 20th century, a "bandeau" was a narrow ban

Keds is an American brand known for its canvas shoes with rubber soles. Founded in 1916 by U.S. Rubber, its original shoe design was the first mass-marketed canvas-top sneaker. The brand was sold to Stride Rite in 1979, which was acquired by Wolverine World Wide in 2012.

man's suit style of the 1940s

used for the Nazi paramilitary ranks of the Schutzstaffel (SS)

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style of hat

semicircular or triangular pads attached inside a garment to shape, raise, or widen the shoulders.

haircut where the hair is left slightly longer at the front and top of the head while the hair at the back and sides is shaved or cropped

American fashion designer (1923–1974)

1943 race riot by U.S. Armed Forces servicemen against Latino Americans in Los Angeles

Type of skirt with a narrow hem

Stilyagi (, , "stylish, style hunters") were members of a Soviet youth counterculture movement from the late 1940s until the early 1960s. A stilyaga () was primarily distinguished by snappy clothing—preferably foreign-label clothing acquired from fartsovshchiks (black market sellers)—that contrasted with the communist realities of the time, and a fascination with zagranitsa, modern Western music and fashions corresponding to those of the Beat Generation. English writings on Soviet culture variously translated the term as "dandies", "fashionistas", "beatniks", "hipsters", or "zoot suiters".

coarse, decorative hairnet, sometimes attached to a hat, worn over a chignon or rolled hair

short girdle reaching from the ribs to the hips

The zazous were a subculture in France during World War II. They were young people expressing their individuality by wearing big or garish clothing (similar to the zoot suit fashion in America a few years before) and dancing wildly to swing jazz. Men wore large striped lumber jackets, while women wore short skirts, striped stockings and heavy shoes, and often carried umbrellas.

thumb|upright|A grey striped six-on-one double-breasted suit with jetted pockets, a style popular in the 1980s

eight-panel cap

thumb|right|A Christian (Anglicanism|Anglican) [[priest wearing a white girdle around his waist to hold his alb and stole in place.]] A belt without a buckle, especially if a cord or rope, is called a girdle in various contexts, especially historical ones, where girdles were a very common part of everyday clothing from antiquity until perhaps the 15th century, especially for women. Most girdles were practical pieces of costume to hold other pieces in place, but some were loose and essentially for decoration. Among the elite these might include precious metals and jewels.

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shoe made up in two contrasting colors or materials

Bobby-soxers were a subculture of young women in the mid-to-late 1940s. Their interests included popular music, in particular that of singer Frank Sinatra, and wearing loose-fitting clothing, notably bobby socks. Their manner of dress, which diverged sharply from earlier ideals of feminine beauty, was controversial. As a teenager, actress Shirley Temple played a stereotypical bobby soxer in the film The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947).

French fashion house

fashion in the Post-war years 1945-1960

footwear consisting of a sole with two leather ligaments

Mainbocher is a fashion label founded by the American couturier Main Rousseau Bocher (October 24, 1890 – December 27, 1976), also known as Mainbocher (pronounced "Maine-Bow-Shay"). Established in 1929, the house of Mainbocher successfully operated in Paris (1929–1939), and then in New York (1940–1971).

casual sock cuffed above the ankle, popular in the1940s and 1950s