The 1940s was a turbulent decade, forever defined by World War II. The war touched all areas of society, including the garment industry and ultimately changed the face of fashion forever. Rations ...

The phrase "out with the old and in with the new" certainly doesn't apply to these women who have swapped their modern wardrobe for 1940s fashion. Jamie Seibert, 46, and Gwendolyn Erin Patterson, 25, ...

Julia, a 28-year-old from the Chicago area, has always been close with her grandmother and admired her for being a wonderful mother, wife, and woman. But during the pandemic Julia began to truly ...

For every photograph printed in LIFE Magazine, countless others never made the cut. A set of 5,000 images might be whittled down to 15 in print, and entire assignments were set aside and never ...

This colorized and restored footage takes us back to a time when life in America moved at a different pace. From the 1940s into the 1950s, everyday scenes of beaches, city streets, family vacations, ...

A Chicago-based woman is set on making her grandmother’s dream come true − one garment at a time. In the last year, Julia, who asked to not use her last name for privacy reasons, has made 14 of her ...

1. New York and the evolution of sportswear 1929-39 : New York City ; Sportswear ; The modern sportswear aesthetic I -- 2. American body culture : Body image/body culture ; Health and hygiene ; ...