When we picture 1940s fashion, we usually think dresses, stockings and heels... but during WWII, women were stepping into factories, shipyards and aircraft plants, and a pretty dress was NOT going to work around all that machinery. 😂 Enter the dungarees. Denim overalls, coveralls and trousers became practical workwear, usually worn with a tucked in blouse or work shirt and that classic scarf tied around the hair. And yes... there was actually a safety reason for the scarf too. Hair had to be kept away from machinery. And of course we have to talk about Rosie the Riveter. Rosie became the symbol of the women doing these wartime jobs, building planes, tanks and other equipment while millions of men were overseas... But she wasn't discovered & made popular until the 1980s! Fun fact... the famous “We Can Do It!” woman we all call Rosie today wasn't actually called Rosie when that poster was created. Rosie was a bigger character representing the women working in war production. What started as practical work clothes also helped make women wearing trousers feel a whole lot more normal. And honestly... the high waist, wide legs, rolled sleeves and little head scarf still make SUCH a cute vintage outfit today. 🎬 WHAT TO WATCH: Swing Shift (1984) Goldie Hawn plays a woman who takes a wartime factory job while her husband is away serving in WWII. You actually get to see the women working as riveters on a bomber assembly line, so it’s a fun one for seeing this whole Rosie era brought to life. Would you wear a pair of 1940s dungarees today... scarf and all? 👖

Here is a picture of two aprons I made from two 1940 reproduction sewing pattern. And yes I did embroidered the strawberries myself.

Outside painting my nails I am doing well on the almond shape. Love to see your guys nails.

Hi there, can you guys start a page for references to clothes?