Exterior 1947 AM4710 Costume American designer Addie Masters two-piece synthetic fabric playsuit includes a shoulder strapped croptop and a skirt over shorts. Shoes. TML. Actions The wind blows the skirt aside, revealing the leg, and a single inch of belly floats around the midriff (1). Commentary High-fashion America in a post-bikini era can look pre-war. This conservative approach bears only a sliver of belly, provides a dress to hide the legs, and a very full top with wide straps. Source Patricia Baker, Fashions of a Decade: The 1940s, Facts On File, 460 Park Ave. South, New York 10016, 1992. Picture credited to B. T. Batsford. 1 picture. |
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