What a mad green hat, oooh, it’s very flirtatious! Fun vintage fashion video from the 1940’s.

What a mad green hat, oooh, it’s very flirtatious! Fun vintage fashion video from the 1940’s.

The next in our series of vintage fashion videos features 1940’s designs. This particular video is an absolute gem, it’s presented as a pseudo-drama with the models acting out their little daily dramas trying to catch a man all dressed in the latest looks of course.

“What a mad green hat, oooh, it’s very flirtatious!”

The 1940’s is the ideal era for anyone with a curvy figure as the tailoring and nipped in waists will really flatter your figure.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDHxrUHMXg0&feature=player_embedded

This was the era of swing and World War II. Women wore red, red lipstick, got creative with their old clothes as rationing ate away the ability to purchase anything new, and as silk became rare bold fashionistas drew lines up the back of their legs with eyebrow pencil so it would apear that they were wearing seamed stockings.

“Patsy looks like a peppermint stick in her red and white candy stripes. Sweet as can be!”

Towards the end of the 40’s, after the war ended and fabric rationing ended, full long skirts suddenly arrived and women wanted to look feminine again. These dresses can make a lovely look for modern formal-wear.

“We take particular pride in directing your attention to the exquisite beauty of the fabrics shown.”