No CC Decades Outfits 2.0

1930s Women's Fashion

While the 30s for many was a decade of poverty, you cannot really see it in their fashion. Instead it was a decade of elegance. If you could not afford the clothes in the store, you could buy patterns and make them yourself, often out of flower bag fabric because it was free. Flower bags of the time were made out of cotton, and the producers soon started to compete with floral fabrics in various colors to get house wives to buy their particular brand. This could be used for dresses, both for adults and children. 

Everyday wear: 

Trends of the decade was to keep the slim silhouette from the 20s, but add length to the skirts, and put the waist back where it belonged instead of around the hips. Sleeves were often short, the width of the skirt slim (less fabric was used this way). The first two outfits here represents this well, and you could imagine either dress being made from a flower bag fabric (especially the second). Cardigans were also quite common (second and third outfits). The blouse from Crystal Creation has a great shape for the thirties with the puff sleeves and can be paired with either a skirt or as in the final outfit pants, which was getting more acceptable for women to wear. 

Another dress that works well for the thirties is the CoL dress in outfit one below, and then of course the skirt and top from Vintage Glamour that works well for both 30s and 40s. This top is more 30s with it's free flow. I also like the BG top in outfit three because of the sleeves. The last three outfits are winter outfits, with the classic oil coat, a jacket over a knitted sweater with exactly the right shape for the decade and a knitted jacket for those with less money to buy one. 

Many of the outfits above would also work well for summer, just in lighter colors. Popular colors for the summer were peach, dusty pink, light blue, green and yellow, which I've tried representing in the three first outfits below. Again all of these three have sleeves that are perfect for the decade. The last two outfits represent the new pants wearing woman. Pants at summer where wide, had a high waste and could be full length or slightly shorter. Outfit four here has paired it with the new polo shirt, while the last outfit is wearing what was called a beach pyjamas. It could be a one piece or like here, just silky wide pants that you might pull over a bathing suit for a more dressed look at the beach. 

Bathing suits were also going through a transition becoming more like the bathing suits we'd recognise. The skirts were getting shorter or being replaced by shorts, tops were getting smaller, tighter and had a larger variation of necklines. 

For other physical activity clothes changed as well, most notably skirts became shorter. The first outfit here is a more modest one, which resembles earlier versions but with a shorter skirt. The next outfit is wearing the new polo shirt and has coupled it with an even shorter skirt, which wasn't unusual for example in tennis. The third outfit has a gym outfit that is a shirt and a pair of shorts with a skirt fabric around, which was common to make sure you kept it modest. The last two represent the start of pants for sporting activity, one longer pair and a pair of shorts. Gym shoes were also becoming more modern, often resembled modern Converse shoes, and for women were often white. 

For more formal events, there was no such thing as pants for women. Instead formal dresses were long and slim and usually made with silky material that made them flow. The first outfit from VG well represents this and is really ideal for the time. The second outfit is to represent separates which could also be an option. The third outfit is a bit short for formal wear but represents the very popular trend of using a feather boa or shawl. The last two outfits are other outfits which I think fits the sleek and flowy look of the decades. Popular jewelry were pearls or white stones. The VG shoes would be the absolute best shoe for a formal outfit. 

For less formal parties, the skirt would be shorter, but the aesthetics were still the same. Here I've used the VG top and skirt in outfit one, coupled the top with another skirt in outfit two. The next outfits uses the skirt from FR which fits in color, and the last outfit is another representation of how you can match the skirt from VG. 

After the guests had gone home and you undressed for bed there are a few options. The first outfit here is a representation of what underwear might look like. The second is from VG and is perfect for the decade. The third outfit is a reminder that these types of night gowns were still used, especially in winter. For the last three looks I've tried representing the pjs of the type. Wide silky legs, wrap around tops. I've opted for white, light yellow and print free here, but prints and darker colors would be very common as well.