1940s italian fashion

1940s

Ivy Nicholson was born Irene Nicholson in Queens, New York to working class Irish Catholic parents. She started modeling at the age of 16, and became very successful, gracing the covers of Vogue and Elle. In those days there was not much in the way of work for older models, so when she turned 30, Ivy sought out acting roles, eventually landing in Andy Warhol's Factory. There she appeared in minor roles in a handful of Warhol films, and met and married Ciao Manhattan (1972) director John…

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Bellissima: Italy and High Fashion 1945-1968 (December 2, 2014 – May 3, 2015), stages a selection of 80 outfits by designers that define the very identity of Italian fashion.

Rita Hayworth - 1945 Gilda

The famed costume designer dressed everyone from Grace Kelly to Elizabeth Taylor and ruled 50 years of changing Hollywood design. A new coffee table book "The Fifty-Year Career of Hollywood's Greatest Costume Designer" has just been published.

The 1940s seem like they were a long time ago, but the fashion from the decade is as relevant as ever. Take a look at a few of the examples here.