Everyday fashions of the forties as pictured in Sears catalogs cover

Everyday fashions of the forties as pictured in Sears catalogs

by JoAnne Olian

Contains one hundred twenty-two fully illustrated black-and-white photographs depicting the fashions of the 1940s and includes detailed drawings of clothing and personal accessories such as hats, purses, sportswear, undergarments, neckties, and rainwear.

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