Your Guide to 1940s Dresses Formal Classic Critics Corner A 1940s Fashion History Lesson: Wartime Utility Suits, The New Look, And More Trends Of The Decade British Vogue 1940s Point Made Gown for a glamorous cocktail or evening gown #4011 Decades of Style Pattern Company Fashion 1940s ladies fashion dress Black and White Stock Photos & Images Alamy Women's fashion in the 1940s. A young woman in a typical 1940s outfit, a long evening dress. Her name is Hjrdig Genberg and is the wife of British actor David Niven. Photo