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How do women's suits change from the 1940's to the 50's? While we still see lots of interesting details, they are not as elaborate as those seen in the
1940's.
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The most obvious change is in the length of the jacket which becomes shorter. Most sleeves are now 3/4 as opposed to full length. If the sleeves are full length, they will either have no cuffs or much narrower cuffs than those of the 1940's.
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Skirts change too. While Dior's 1947 New Look line introduced the full skirt, it didn't start to show up in ready-to-wear until about 1950. The more common skirt for suits in the 50's was the slim pencil line, as opposed to the A-line skirt of the 40's.
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Dresses with matching jackets add a new category to suits, in addition to the typical jacket and skirt combination.
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We see lots of fur collars as the separately draped full pelt fur stole loses favor.
About 1958-59, suits start to change more radically. Stay tuned, as I'll take a look at that tomorrow.