At a recent friend's wedding I bought a 1940's inspired dress from a charity shop and teamed it with seamer tights and a faux flower which I wore behind my ear:
My poor old sister had a time taking any photo of me that was half decent because at this point I had had two glasses of Pimms and thus was feeling a little silly! But I think you get the gist.
So now I am inspired to buy more 1940's style clothes and have been scouring the internet to see what I can find.
Found this website vivienofholloway which has some pretty cool stuff, but it is a bit pricey:
Then of course there is ebay which has come up with some pretty cool finds:
But the Ebay is always a risk I feel, especially with clothes and not knowing the size and whether it can be returned. Anyone have any ideas for good places to buy 1940's style clothes? I think if I am really to pull of the 1940's style I will need to lose some weight...
I stumbled across your blog today while looking for 1940's clothing too! I saw some photos in an old mag and thought how lovely the women looked. I felt quite drab in my jeans and shirt! No idea where to start...I'm well built too, but curvy looks nice in 40's clothing, I always think! :)
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