Ladies fashion of the 1940s

Brigidine College

Library

Pathfinder

Year 8

Social Science

History and fashion

Keywords and phrases to use while searching the Library database

¨ Fashion

¨ Fashion – history

¨ Fashion - technology

¨ Clothing and dress – history

¨ Clothing industry – history

¨ Costume – history

¨ Costume design

Book Resources

Look for resources on the shelf under these call numbers:

Clothing 391

Fashion design 746.9

Look for the series: A fashionable history

This series includes information on : Dresses & Skirts, Coats & Trousers

Internet Resources

The Victorian Web
http://www.victorianweb.org

Victorian Era fashion history
http://www.fashion-era.com/the_victorian_era.htm

Victorian Women’s rights.

Understand the rights and position of women in society in Victorian times

Interactive Game
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/society_culture/women/launch_gms_victorian_women.shtml

Journal of Social History : Fighting the Corsetless evil
young women in the 1910s began to reject the Victorian moral sensibilities--and the fashions inspired by them--which symbolically and literally restricted women's mobility in both private and public spheres
.http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2005/is_2_33/ai_58675450/print

Historical Context

Fashion and clothing styles are influenced by historical events

A selected history of Australia. 1900 - 2000

Brief points of major events and happenings in Australia
http://www.abc.net.au/archives/timeline/history.htm

World History 1900 - 1999
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0001251.html

World History 2000-2004
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0930923.html

Good background material to understanding society and the position and role of women.
20^th century Britain: The Women’s Hour
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/society_culture/women/jmurray_01.shtml

Women’s history timeline.

Useful information regarding the historical circumstances of women throughout the 20^th century
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/womanshour/timeline

Life between the wars 1920 -1940 Social history.

Good background information about the history context of 1920s-1940s
http://www.fashion-era.com/1920s_life_between_the_wars.htm#New%20Society%20-%20New%20Innovative%201920's%20Fashions

What is Fashion?

Theories of Fashion and Fashion history including. What is Fashion?
http://fashion-era.com/sociology_semiotics.htm#What%20Is%20Fashion?

What is fashion ?

“In the perspective of costume history, it is plain that the dress of any given period is exactly suited to the actual climate of the time."

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/infocus/fashion/whatisfashion.html

History of Fashion
The period between 1901-1910 is often called the Edwardian Era
http://www.vintageblues.com/history_main.htm

A Century of Fashion
a decade by decade very brief look at fashion in the United States

http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0878570.html

Revealing Fashion throughout history fashion has portrayed politics and culture of an era. American bias

http://www.utexas.edu/features/archive/2004/fashion.html

Fashion Past and Present

http://www.teacheroz.com/fashionhistory.htm

Theories of fashion costume and fashion history
http://www.fashion-era.com/sociology_semiotics.htm#Fashion%20As%20A%20Sign%20System

Technology and fashion history
Technological improvements in the last forty years of the 20^th century included improved fabric technology and automated garment construction techniques
http://fashion-era.com/fashiontechnology.htm

Textile Technology Developments amid lifestyle changes
http://fashion-era.com/fashiontechnology.htm#Textile%20Technology%20Developments%20Amid%20Lifestyle%20Changes

1900s

Towards Dress Reform - Fashion History 1914-18

In the years between 1905 and 1918 clothing styles emerged that were evolutionary
http://www.fashion-era.com/1914_1920_towards_dress_reform2.htm

1920s

Flapper Fashion 1920s 20thC costume history
Socio economic changes that occurred during the First World War 1914-18 and became accepted, changed the role of women
http://www.fashion-era.com/flapper_fashion_1920s.htm#1914%20-18%20Changes%20For%20Women

1930s

1930s Fashion History, costume images and social history
http://fashion-era.com/1930s/index.htm

1940s

Women at War
Outline the diverse roles of women during war

Good for background knowledge to understanding the fashion of the times
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/lj/warslj/women_01.shtml

Ladies fashion of the 1940s
Social trends dictate fashion. World War II changed the world of fashion forever.
http://www.murrayontravel.com/carolnolan/fashionhistory_1940ladies.html