40s party dress

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1956 Balmain | vintage 50s dress | 1950s green velvet evening gown

~Vintage Late 1940s Taffeta Halter Party Dress and Bolero Jacket~

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1940s Swing Dress

Advance 4755; ca. 1948; Misses' Dress. Featured in Advance Patterns Fashion News, January 1948 [insert your photos of this pattern made up] [insert your username, and make sure your preferences allow for people to contact you via e-mail. Do not list your email address here!] Annipond - I would love to have this pattern, currently bust size 36 but would be willing to use other sizings.

Elizabeth Taylor; January 1950. Not sure if this is original color or colorized.

1940s

1950's Cocktail Dress

1948 Ballerina party dress

The 1940s were a time when evening events were infrequent during and shortly after the war years. Cocktail attire was acceptable to dinner, dancing and house parties. For those that did attend fancy affairs, the slinky bias cut gown was replaced by either the modest column gown or full-skirted ballgown like these: Accessories worn in

Natasha Dress in Wine, silk velvet, Winter 2012, 2-18, $330 https://web.archive.org/web/20120127123333/http://www.trashydiva.com/shop/Natasha-Dress-p1985.html

Here's to the glamorous cocktail dress, fashion history's most party-loving outfit. Stylish and designed for fun, the cocktail dress also symbolized new-found freedom for women.