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Vintage Photo Tuesday: 1940’s Street Style

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Many of the online searches that find their way to my blog is for “1930’s-1950’s Fashion ideas”. So I thought for this week’s Vintage Photo Tuesday, I would find some well dressed “regular folks” images from the 1940’s and share them with all of you. Then future VPT’s will focus on the other timelines ( Scroll to the end of the post to see new posts).

Let’s check out the 1940’s Street Style!


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1940s Street Style

The Vintage Photos

I have a blog post I did for VPT that is all about people taking photos in front of their houses. This is another great vintage of a very stylish let’s assume husband and wife in 1940s fashions.

1940s vintage photo of a couple in 1940s fashions posing in front of their house.
Source: Etsy

What a stylish group of Black Women in their various 1940s dresses, skirt suits, blouses and skirts. Also look at their lovely 1940s hairstyles?! Love this image.

1940s vintage photo of a group of stylish Black Women in 1940s Fashions and 1940s Hairstyles. Beautiful 1940s dresses, 1940s skirt suits and 1940s blouse.

Source: Etsy

The man’s casual 1940’s look is something that never went out of style (my grandfather in his 60s and 70s was sporting this look). And the stylish woman beside him’s top is so pretty! Love the design to breakup a simple skirt and top took.

1940s vintage photo of a couple posing in front of a car wearing 1940s fashions.
Source: Etsy

What an adorable woman! 1940s Peacock brooches are always a good choice to brighten up a standard black jacket.

1940s vintage photo of a pretty young Black woman wearing a jacket with a peacock brooch and peep toe shoes. Fantastic 1940s hairstyle and 1940s fashion.
Source: Etsy

1940s vintage photo of a group of very stylish young women singing a song maybe at a wedding shower, or special gathering. The shoes, the hair and the perfect 1940s dresses are wonderful!

1940s vintage photo of a group of very stylish young women singing a song maybe at a wedding shower, or special gathering. The shoes, the hair and the perfect 1940s dresses are wonderful! Plus super late 1940s vintage hairstyle inspiration

Source: eBay

I’m having serious 1940s vintage hair envy with this young lady taking a moment to look at a window display, and that is why she is in this collection.

Further Reading: Vintage Photos of Fashion Window Displays of the 1940s & 1950s

1940s vintage photo of a young woman with 1940s hairstyle looking at window display.
Source: Etsy

I admire a man who can wear swim trunks with seashells and seahorses on them and look good while doing it. These are pretty awesome and totally deserve to be on this list. -1940s vintage photo-

1940s vintage photo of a man in a 1940s swimsuit posing in the summer time.
Source: Etsy

What a HAT! I have a 1940s hat, that has one big black feather on the top as well. The streamlined coat with the big buttons is also very stylish.

1940s vintage photo of a stylish woman in a 1940s coat wearing a 1940s hat with feathers in the hat.
Source: Etsy

Vintage photo of two friends at Cannon Beach, Oregon, 1940’s. These ladies are really sporting classic 1940s looks, from the top of their head (love our one woman hairscarf to protect her hairstyle) to their lovely outfits…drool!

Vintage Photo of Two Friends at Cannon Beach, Oregon, 1940's vintage photo. The image showcases fantastic 1940s fashions.
Source: Etsy

Never leave home without a hat! This pretty woman made the list for her fantastic 1940s shoes and put together look that included a string of pearls.

1940s vintage photo of a woman in a 1940s dress, wearing a hat and fantastic 1940s spectator style shoes posing in front of a water fountain.
Source: Etsy

The man in this image may have a hurt hand but I can’t stop looking at the cool “woods style” that these 3 finely dressed folks have. They look very bad ass.

1940s vintage photo of 2 women and man posing in the woods in 1940s fashions.
Source: Etsy

1940’s winter style: 3 woman in fur coats with hair scarfs to keep their heads warms. Fancy!

1940s vintage photo of 3 woman in fur coats and wearing hair scarfs psoing together for a photo.
Source: Etsy

Thelma Porter, Miss Subways New York City, 1948. Thelma was the first woman to integrate a beauty contest in America and became the first African American Miss Subways in April, 1948.

1940s vintage photo of Thelma Porter, Miss Subways New York City, 1948. Thelma was the first woman to integrate a beauty contest in America and became the first African American Miss Subways in April, 1948.
Source: Pinterest

What a super one piece jumper complete with the biggest butterfly brooch/pin I have ever seen. Yes to this look!

1940s vintage photo of a young woman in a one piece jumpsuit with a giant butterfly brooch or design on the chest area. Super 1940s fashion.
Source: Etsy

A handsome sailor during WW2 with his beautiful mother all dressed up for the night (see the gloves?).

1940s image of sailor with his mother posing together. The mother is all dressed up in eveningwear.
Source: Etsy

Another outstanding hat partnered with a well dressed man at the world famous Leon & Eddie’s in NYC.

1940s vintage photo of a couple in a restaurant. The woman is a wearing a 1940s hat with a bird in it. Fun 1940s fashion.
Source: Etsy

We now have come to the end of this weeks post, but due to the fact that I found so many images for this weeks post, I will most likely do a part 2 in the future (exciting!).

Question Time: What photo was your favorite look from above? Share in the comments below.

Further Reading:

Liz

Vintage Photos Of The Social Dance

Spring has sprung here in Toronto and I know in many other places all over the world (thank goodness!). Hearing the word spring made me think of the themed dance ‘The Spring Fling’ and then I wanted to find all the photos related to this dance to share with all of you.

Well friends..I was out of luck, there really are no photos entitled “Spring Fling”. This really surprised me because I thought that this type of dance was popular in day’s gone by? Yes? No? If any of my readers have the answer please let me know in the comment section. So that said, for today’s Vintage Photo Tuesday we are going to just focus on images from the 1930’s-1950’s showcasing ‘The Social Dance’.

1930s  Vintage Dance Card 1939
Source: eBay

Let’s begin!

Social Dance Images from the 1930s-1950s

You cannot have a proper dance without the “King & Queen”, so I introduce to our lovely 1950’s couple who will oversee all the dances being shown today. They are joined by the “Duke”, the “Prince” and the “Princesses”.

Further Reading: Prom in the 1940s & 1950s

1950's Vintage Valentines Dance photo of the King & Queen of the dance and their group. 1950s fashions.
Source: Flickr-St. Mary’s Digital Archives

Oct 27th,1945 the Woody Herman Orchestra performs for eager dancers at Maple Leaf Gardens (Toronto). Dancers on the side of the stage and all the rest of the dancing seems to be happening further back (behind all the people watching).

1940s vintage photo of woody herman in 1945 at maple leaf gardens toronto playing for a big dance
Source: Toronto Archives

It’s the Simpson’s Teen-Town Time dance at Maple Leaf Gardens (1940’s) featuring Bobby Gimby (Toronto Orchestra Leader), Art Hallman (popular Canadian Tenor) and Ken Watts.

1940's Simpsons Sears Teen Town Time Dance at Maple Leaf Gardens - 1940s vintage photo
Source: Toronto Archives

“Dance with me”-1940s Photo.

Canadian Archives 1940's social dance vintage image
Source: Library and Archives Canada

Dancing close in a crowded Toronto dance hall in the 1940’s.

1940's toronto dance hall vintage image
Source: Library and Archives Canada

It’s Boogie Time (circa 1950’s)! Love this vintage photo of girls getting their Rock n Roll on!

1950's vintage image of women dancing at a social dance in 1950s fashions
Source: Library and Archives Canada

Sometimes social dancing also involves social standing and social sitting.

1940s vintage image of a group of women in 1940s fashions sitting on the side at a dance.
Source: Library and Archives Canada

1930’s social dance at the Transportation Building, Toronto, Canadian National Exhibition.

1930's social dance at the Transportation Building, Toronto Canadian National Exhibition
Source: Library and Archives Canada

The Calm before the Dance. This is earlier then the images from the 1930’s to the 1950’s that I’m focusing on today but it’s such a marvelous photo that I just had to share.

1910’s Dancing Pavilion at Bo-Lo, Bois Blanc Island, Detroit River.

1910's Dancing pavilion at Bo-Lo, Bois Blanc Island, Detroit River vintage image
Source: Library and Archives Canada

1940’s Canadian Highland Regiment soldier and beautiful woman share a dance together.

1940's Canadian Highland Regiment soldier and beautiful woman share a dance together.
Source: Library and Archives Canada

Emma Willard 1950’s School Dance.

1950's dance vintage image Emma Willard School -1950s social dance.
Source: Emma Willard School

1940’s social dance, view of the busy dance floor.

1940s vintage image: 1940's social dance, view of the busy dance floor.
Source: Library and Archives Canada

The Closeup of the dance mentioned above.

1940's swing dancing vintage image
Source: Library and Archives Canada

“Couldn’t We Keep on Dancing?”

Further Reading: Vintage Sheet Music from the 1940s

Couldn't We Keep on Dancing? From On with the Dance: Vocal Fox-trot
Source: Abebooks

Unfortunately we cannot keep on dancing, BUT I hope you enjoyed this week’s Vintage Photo Tuesday! VPT will be back in 2 weeks with another exciting group of images.

FURTHER READING:

Liz