![]() ![]() ![]() Pants: Men’s wide leg or classic fit trousers.Shirt: Dress Shirt Solid White or light blue.The time for matching tie and pocket square was not ready to reappear in fashion just yet. However, a white pocket square was still worn in the breast pocket. A white dress shirt made the perfect backdrop for a bold splash of color with a striped necktie. Contrasting brown leather belts and two tone brown and white or black and white shoes added to the semi casual style. A fedora hat could still be worn but wasn’t necessary. Shades of brown and shades of blue were the most common semi-casual looks.Īccessories were more relaxed as well. Otherwise, check, herringbone, windowpane or pinstripe trousers were mixed with solid sport coats. In the example below, a blue plaid sport coat was worn with plain blue trousers. Sport coats and trousers were often paired together in the same color family with contrasting prints. The next look exchanges the formal business suit for a slightly more casual sport coat. Suit: Black Pinstripe Double Breasted (Medium to dark grey would be more accurate than black). ![]() The final details were in the shoes (solid or two tone Oxfords) and choice of hat (fedora, homburg, or porkpie). A plain white or blue dress shirt was the most versatile option for all suit colors. Matching trousers were also quite wide and high-waisted and they were held up with a belt or suspenders. For most of the 1940s, this meant wearing single or double breasted suits with heavily padded shoulders, wide notch or peak lapels, and a nipped in waist. 1940s Men’s Outfit – Classy Suitsĭay to day, most working middle class men wore suits to their jobs. Online, the choices are few and far between but with a little creativity you can get an approximate 40s look using modern, vintage inspired clothing ($100-200) or a more accurate look with 1940s reproduction clothing ($200-500). The hardest part about finding 1940s men’s clothing besides vintage clothing being to small is finding wide cut suits and pants in today’s world of “slim fit” and “skinny” everything. Learning about men’s 1940s fashion history is a big help in creating vintage looks for a swing dance or WWII history event, yet questions still come up about how to put an entire look together. ![]()
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