Brides & Wedding Fashion 1940 - 1949

1940, French
Gift of Marvin B. Patterson (Mrs. Jefferson Patterson), 1978 to the Metropolitan Museum of Art

No Copyright CC0 1.0

1940 (June), Ludvika, Sweden
From the Southerly Clubs of Stockholm Sweden

This work is in the public domain

1940 (July), rural Indiana

Used with permission of M Muellner

1941, Katmandu Nepal
From Kamal Ratna Tuladhar

Licensed under CC BY 3.0

1941 (January), Iowa, American

Used with permission of The Vintage Merchant

1941 (May), Georgia, American
Photographer: Irving Rusinow. Department of Agriculture. Bureau of Agricultural Economics. Division of Economic Information, National Archives at College Park

This work is in the public domain in the United States

1942, London England


1942 (April), Berkley California, American
Photographer: Dorothea Lange. Taken two days before their removal to an internment camp.
From the Department of the Interior, War Relocation Authority.

This work is in the public domain in the United States

1943 (May), Ireland
Creator: H. Allison & Co. Photographers. From the Public Record Office of Ireland

No known copyright restrictions

1943 (October), American
Movie actors Glenn Ford & Eleanor Powell
Source: eBay. Unknown author

No Copyright CC0 1.0

1943 (November), rural Illinois

Used with permission of M. Muellner

1943, German
Author: Sacha47

Licensed under CC BY 3.0

1944 (July), rural Indiana

Used with permission of M. Muellner

1944 (October), Maryland, American
Source: Sarah Hudson-Pierce, James Gardner's publisher

Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0

1945 (April), Oklahoma, American

Used with permission of TheVintageMerchant

1945 (June), Iowa, American

Used with permission of TheVintageMerchant

1945 (December), West Virginia, American

Used with permission of M.S. Specht

1946, Norway
Photographer: Ukjent Fotoeier. from the Asen Museum of History

Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0

1946 (October), Waterford Ireland

from the Poole Photographic Collection, National Library of Ireland. No known copyright restrictions, Flickr/thecommons

1947, urban Oregon, American

Used with permission of Marsha Perloff

1947, USA

Used with permission of Poppys Vintage Clothing

1947 (November), Hollywood California

Used with permission of TheVintageMerchant

1948, Hungary
Attribution: FOTO:FORTEPAN / Hámori Gyula

Licensed under CC BY 3.0

1948, Hungary
Attribution: FOTO:FORTEPAN / Hámori Gyula

Licensed under CC BY 3.0

1948,Hungary
Attribution: FOTO:FORTEPAN / Hámori Gyula

Licensed under CC BY 3.0

1948,Hungary
Attribution: FOTO:FORTEPAN / Hámori Gyula

Licensed under CC BY 3.0

1948,Hungary
Attribution: FOTO:FORTEPAN / Hámori Gyula

Licensed under CC BY 3.0

1948, American
Designer: Ceil Chapman. Gift of Sophie Mitropoulos, 1993 to the Metropolitan Museum of Art

No Copyright CC0 1.0

1948, American
Designer: Elsa Schiaparelli. Artist: N.C. Wyeth

No known copyright restrictions

1948 (April), Iowa, American

Used with permission of TheVintageMerchant

1949 (April), Missouri, American

Used with permission of Janine Shaw

1949 (May), Cannes, France
Rita Hayworth and Aly Khan
Photographer: Acme News Studios.

In the public domain in the US

1949, Budapest Hungary
Attribution: FOTO:FORTEPAN / Hámori Gyula

Licensed under CC BY 3.0

1949, Budapest Hungary
Attribution: FOTO:FORTEPAN / Hámori Gyula

Licensed under CC BY 3.0

1949, Budapest Hungary
Attribution: FOTO:FORTEPAN / Hámori Gyula

Licensed under CC BY 3.0

1949, Budapest Hungary
Attribution: FOTO:FORTEPAN / Hámori Gyula

Licensed under CC BY 3.0