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    1940's Fashion

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    The 1940s were heavily influenced by the occurrences that happened during this era. Some of these events including World War II‚ Recession; Revolutions‚ the ongoing feminism movement‚ Dior – The New Look and the Parisian Couture house. The 40’s era was where the fashion houses of Dior and Chanel ruled according to Style.com. They dictated the austere style‚ which was strict and plain; yet at the same time sophisticated yet masculine. The forties decade opened up an extensive variety of original

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    fashion in the 1940s

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    goo was what they used for jell to slick their hair back‚ which gave the shiny glossy look you see in most photos from the 1940s. Some teenage boys would rock the “longer locks” look‚ like The Beatles‚ and would be claimed “rebels” or “punks” due to the difference since originality wasn’t as accepted back in that time. Shoes- The footwear that girls wore in the 1940s were – Oxfords‚ pumps‚ sandals and boots (high shoes.) Clogs also existed around the time period but weren’t very comfortable

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    Modern Era: 1920-1940 During the 1920s‚ clothing styles officially entered the modern era of fashion design. During this decade‚ women began to liberate themselves from constricting clothes for the first time and openly embrace more comfortable styles like pants and short skirts. While popular fashions remained relatively conservative prior to 1925‚ short skirts‚ low waistlines‚ and revolutionary styles of the flapper era characterized the latter half of the decade (Hall 1992). Dresses were made

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    1940s Women's Fashion

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    Forever 21‚ Gucci‚ Zara‚ Tommy Hilfiger‚ what do all these brand names have in common? They dominate the fashion world today. Even little children are obsessed with clothing. Everyone wears clothes as it is an essential need in today’s society. Thus‚ many events have affected the clothing we have developed in the 2010s. For instance‚ WWII was a huge occasion that injured many nations in the 1940s. It made counties become alliances and some cut ties. Millions of people died and everything had changed

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    The primary influence in fashion in the 1940s was war‚ which actually set out to mark the new standard. The United States had remained safe and out of the war overseas‚ between Germany‚ Japan‚ England‚ Poland‚ and France‚ but after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7th‚ 1941‚ the United States declared war on Japan‚ Germany‚ and Italy‚ officially entering World War II. Before Paris fell to Germany‚ the majority of fashion designers based their designs on French apparel. The United

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    Fashion Trends 1940-1950

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    Project History of Trends (1940-1950) Introduction/table of content Introduction/table of content 2 First Half decade 1940-1950 3 Second half of decade 1940-1950 4 Inventions in 1940 till 1950 5 First Computer 5 Fashion in the 40‘s 6 The ‘Sweater girls’ and ‘Pin-up’ girls 7 The New Look 7 Theatre de la Mode (theatre of fashion) 9 The birth of the Bikini 9 Cosmetics 10 Hairstyles‚ Turbans and Snoods 10 Literature 11 Music 12 Music 12 Movies 13 Dominant styles

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    Radio In The 1940's

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    Since the beginning of radio’s “golden age” in the 1940s‚ this form of mass media has experienced many changes from different programming‚ to advertising‚ to broadcast laws‚ etc. Beginning when the first radio station‚ KDKA‚ signed on in 1920 ‚ it was quickly being picked up as a new emerging form of mass media. By the mid-20’s radios themselves were better and easier to use‚ and by 1930‚ were being purchased by the millions. Radio not only survived but thrived through the great depression. This

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    Baseball In The 1940's

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    What was major league baseball like in the 1940s? Integration was a controversial issue in the 1940s. Many of the major league teams were interested to know more about integration which impacted many factors. The impact of black players on the field was significant. They were brought over from the Negro leagues an aggressive style of play. Black players soon established themselves as major league stars. The impact that black baseball players had in the 1940s was powerful because it sparked the end

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    Russian 1940's

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    18 Russian paper #2 Tactics of the Soviets The Soviet Union in the twentieth century was a tumultuous time for Russians who wished to speak their minds and for those who wished to stretch communism to the corners of the globe. With a government consumed by annihilating its opponents and censorship‚ Soviet writers such as Nikolai Bukharin and Grigori Deborin were compelled to depict the glory of communism or face the harshest of consequences. In “Down With Factionalism!‚” Bukharin

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    today without inventions from the 1940s. Color TV‚ LEGOs‚ Microwaves and many other things that mankind uses today were invented in the 1940s. Some of these things had great effects on mankind‚ some of them not. There were a lot of things that were invented in the 1940s‚ the Jeep‚ Duct Tape‚ and Silly Putty are a few examples. These things have changed the world in many ways.

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