Frauen – Warte, 1941- 1942 Part 2

Here is the second part to my previous post where I will offer the rest of the 1941 – 1942 fashion pages from the Frauen – Warte. If you have not already noticed, there is a nice blend of both feminine and masculine styling evident in the various draped dresses and finely tailored suits. I find this distinction to be of great interest because it represents a cultural tension that was evident in Nazi Germany. Although larger Nazi ideology called for women to be in the home raising children and maintaining a household, there is ample evidence of women working outside of the home  in factories and in other occupations. Embracing both feminine and masculine roles, these women also sported clothes to represent this visual tension. Whether this was intentional or not still deserves further research but many of the clothes here still have styling that was typical of the 1940s suggesting that certain looks, or aesthetics, were widely desired.  Like in part 1, these images reveal a wealth of information showing not only day dresses, aprons, and loungewear, but even hats and other accessories. There are also many "make do and mend" suggestions that, someday, I will have to give a try (a future post maybe??? hmmmmm.....). Anyway, enjoy!

I find this one to be very interesting and it is a great example of "make do and mend" where here you can see how to turn a man's suit into a woman's suit. This "make do and mend" was not unique to Germany but could be seen in the United States as well.

I found this one to be interesting as well because if you look at the top center you will see lay out instructions on how to cut a bra out of possibly a pair of pants or underwear of some sort.

That's all, hope you enjoyed 1941 - 1942 through the fashion pages of the Frauen - Warte.