Figure 1.--We are not positive when this snapshot of German children was taken, but it looks like the early 1940s to us. The girl wears a summer dress and the todler boy a blouse. |
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The 1940s were dominated by World War II (1939-45). Fashion went on hold for the early 40s, but there were changes in everyday clothes. Like World War I, World War II had a major impact on fashion. Fashionable clothes became more simple. Play clothes becme more utilitarin. Girls still mostly wore dresses, but for play clothes mote casual garmens like shorts became popular. We even see some girls wearing long pants, mostly during the Winter. The fact that many mothers and teenagers worked in war plants undoubtedly had a significant impact on fashion. Even so when going to school or dressing up, girls still always wore dresses. Saddle shoes were very popular in America.
About 1940: Saddle shoes: American brother and sister
1940: Print dress: Swedish girl
1940: Pants: American girls
1941: Little girl's dress: French girl
1941: Little boy and girl dressy outfits: French boy and girl
1941: Little boy and girl capes: Little French boy and girl
1941: Children's smocks: French war orphans
1941-42: Girl's traditional costumre: Japanese girl and her brothers
1941: Print dresses: American sisters
1942: Ring bearer and flower girl: Little American boy and girl
1942: School dresses: American elementary school
1943: Black dresses: Italian (Sicilian) girls and women
1943: Gym uniforms: American girls
1943: Headwear Swedish girls
1944: Play dresses: German girls
1945: School hats: British girls
1945: Suspender shorts: Swedish girl
1946: School uniforms: English grammar school
1946: Little girl dresses: Canadian drama class
1946: Little girl dress and ringlet curls: American family Christmas photograph
1947: Easter outfits: French boys and girls
1947: Christmas outfits: French boys and girls
1947: White summer dresses ad hair bows Italian girls
1947: Worn dress Italian brother and sister
1948: Pigtails and traditional dress: German girl
1948: School uniformEnglish brother and sister
Late 1940s: Spring dress and hair bow: Dutch family
Late 1940s: Pinafores: Canadian girls
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