1940s Fashion SourcebookFrom the ashes of the Second World War came forward thinking fashions, the likes of which had never been seen before. The early Forties were defined by thriftiness and practicality, a make do and mend attitude in a time of war. However, the latter half of the decade saw the emergence of the traditional femininity, elegance and luxury often associated with the era. Spanning the austerity of the war years to the introduction of Dior's revolutionary New