1940s military fashion

1940s ReEnactors

A new exhibition at the Imperial War Museum explores how fashion not only survived the hardship of the war, but was able to flourish and influence both high street and high-end designers up until today.

The three Brims sisters, pictured on a weekend leave in Manitoba during the Second World War. Gladys Brims, left; and Jean Brims, right; were serving in the Canadian Women's Army Corps, while their sister Mary was trained as a nurse. Click image for more. #ww2 #wartime #cwac #armywomen #canadianwomensarmycorps #birdseyeview #wartimewomen #womenatwar #secondworldwar #elinorflorenceauthor #historicalfiction #lettersfromwindermere

US Army Nurse Corps officer's uniform dress, 1944-46.

Artist/maker unknown, American

Army Officers Uniform

Army

Graduated WASP Uniforms. The ATC/FD ordered to wear Army officer's "pinks and greens". The AAF General Headquarter's patch was sewn on the upper left sleeve of the shirts. The WASP wings were worn above the left breast pocket and a small pair of wings with the vertical silver propeller, as used by the Air Corps, were pinned on the lapels of the jacket and on the left front of the garrison cap.

Abercrombie & Fitch military uniform imagery

Red Cross Motor Corps uniform.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Fashion and History: A Dialogue," December 7, 1992–March 21, 1993.The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Swords into Ploughshares," September 7–November 26, 1995

I have always been fascinated with the role of women in WWII, particularly the small minority of women whom flew in the Air Transport Auxiliary in Great Britain. However, until very recently I had never heard of the Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASP as they were known as, who flew planes across the continental […]

US military nurse's uniform, jacket and skirt, in dark grey / green wool twill. US and Red Cross insignia pins on epaulettes and lapel; gold tone buttons; rank stripes …

Navy nurse aviation uniform, 1948

Military Uniform - American, c. 1941

A woman's military uniform #historicalfashion #1940s #womenatwork