N is for...Nineteen Forties

Nineteen Nostalgic things from the Nineteen Forties.

1. Fashion

I love this photo, it's like the 1940's version of Carrie, Miranda, Samantha and Charlotte.

 

 

2. Stockings

With stockings being sparse, 1940s fashion saw women ingeniously drawing a line at the back of their legs, to give the impression that stockings were worn.

 

Thankfully for us, this look is now just a click of a button away.

3. Hats

Up until the late 1950's hats were worn by most women. It wasn't until more bouffant hair came into style, that hats had to make way for this change.  

4. Jewellery

5. Make Up

6. Hair Styles

7. Advertising

I'm not sure this would be encouraged today. How I wish that I could have a Mars a day. I'm not sure my hips would thank me though!

You may look at this and think, ah another advert that would never be allowed today. Don't be fooled though, surely the Yorkie advert says the same thing...

8. War Time Posters

Here come the girls...

9. Wartime Women Operators

During WWII many women had to take on the jobs that men would have ordinarily have done. The first group of seven women took on work as engineers on June 30th 1940 and by the end of 1942, there were 500 women operators, working for the BBC.

10. Pin Up Girls

With the men away fighting, pin up girls gave them something to dream about and a reason to come home.

11. Cars
I claim to know nothing about cars; not knowing the carburetter from the clutch but these cars, I love. I would happily trade in my brand new car for one of these automobiles...

12. Homes

13. Food
Peggy's Antiquated 1940's Recipes
Champagne Sauce
This sauce is served with baked ham.
Cut half a slice of raw, lean ham into very small dice; pour 1 cup of champagne over the diced ham and simmer gently for 10 minutes; add 1/4 c of seedless raisins that have been washed and drained; Thicken to desired consistency with arrowroot that has been moistened, add a small pat of butter and just before serving add 1/4 c of champagne to pep up the flavor.


14. Music

15. George Formby

16. Allo Allo.
I ♥ Officer Crabtree....Good Moaning

17. Dad's Army

18. Street Parties

The VE day celebrations definitely come high on the places I wish I could travel back to and join in with. I can only imagine the happiness that these people felt, knowing that the war was over and they were free.










19. Sweet shops
And something sweet to end with...

 Speaking of sweets, I'm might just pop off to Hope and Greenwood to buy some strawberry bon bons...and maybe some flying saucers and a few liquorish all sorts, cola bottles, milk bottles....