How Do You Dress In American 1940S Fashion?

• Start with your own research. In addition to this article, it will assist you if you have pictures of the styles of the 1940s for you to follow. Do your own general search online and in the library; read magazines and newspapers from the time in a library archive. In addition, there are sources listed below which may help. • It is very helpful to search through old magazines for style tips. Dressing 1940s is a very involved process that couldn't easily be broken down into steps. The best way to learn is to get a feel for the era and what was important to women of that time. By reading magazines and watching movies from the 1940s you will get a good idea of what it was like to dress this way. • Looking at the makeup and of a pin up from any given year will give you a greater understanding of what makeup style was fashionable at the time. Movies and pin-ups are always great sources of what was considered most high fashion. Though the average gal may have been nowhere near that sort ...  more