1940's Frilly Sportswear

I.Magnin advertisement from the 1940's: "Resort-wear with a complete new feeling, deceiving laciness on rather sturdy backgrounds....

Lilli Ann: Purple Suit, Illustration from late 1940's

Post WWII, Late 1940's, "Lilli Ann" label vintage fashion advertisement, showing the peplum jacket and dramatic silhouette tha...

Lilli Ann: late 1940's Ad

A Lilli Ann ad from the late 1940's. Don't you just love the sophistication? Were women really this romantic and men that dashing? :...

President's Day: RBW fashion illustration, late 1930's

This RBW (Count Rene Bouet-Willaumez) illustration from the late 1930's or 1940's has a patriotic flair. As an illustrator, he emplo...

Vintage Fashion Details: late 1930's or early 1940's

Fashion Illustration by RBW, late 1930's or 1940's

"RBW" is the signature for Count Rene Bouet-Wilaumez whose illustrations during the 1930's through 1950's were a signature...

Fashion Illustration by Berard, c. 1940's gown by Lelong

"Berard" is the signature for Parisian illustrator, Christian Berard (Bebe), who specialized in a romantic, baroque illustration s...

Fashion Illustration by Eric, C. 1940's

Another great fashion illustration by "Eric" (Carl Erickson) who was a strong graphic influence from the 1930's through 1950...