Womens Style 1940 50s

A DigitalNZ Story by Penny Dugmore

Image: Models in women's fashion clothing posing at Botanical Gardens, Wellington

Models in women's fashion clothing posing at Botanical Gardens, Wellington

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Group of women and girls in a garden, Milford, New Zealand

Group of women and girls in a garden, Milford, New Zealand

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Image: Modelling women's bathing costumes

Modelling women's bathing costumes

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Illustrated pattern for womens fashion

Illustrated pattern for womens fashion

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Image: Illustrated pattern for womens fashion

Illustrated pattern for womens fashion

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Illustrated pattern for womens fashion

Illustrated pattern for womens fashion

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Illustrated pattern for womens fashion

Illustrated pattern for womens fashion

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Illustrated pattern for womens fashion

Illustrated pattern for womens fashion

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Showing three women for Berlei 1945

Showing three women for Berlei 1945

Auckland Libraries

Image: Unidentified models wearing Women's Land Service uniforms

Unidentified models wearing Women's Land Service uniforms

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Image: Women selling ANZAC poppies, Wellington

Women selling ANZAC poppies, Wellington

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Image: Woman with a child on her knee

Woman with a child on her knee

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Image: Showing a model wearing a striped bathing suit 1940

Showing a model wearing a striped bathing suit 1940

Auckland Libraries

Image: Suit, woman's (jacket and skirt)

Suit, woman's (jacket and skirt)

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Wedding dress and jacket

Wedding dress and jacket

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Fashion parade, Wellington Town Hall

Fashion parade, Wellington Town Hall

Alexander Turnbull Library