#the new look

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Ben Mendelsohn & David Kammenos THE NEW LOOK (2024) : E05

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pocopod > pocket square

Fashion! It keeps moving people, 👏👏please try to keep up!

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Maisie Williams wearing Erdem.

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HIS PRETTY BLUE EYESSSSSS

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The New Look (2024) 1x07 - It All Came True

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JULIETTE BINOCHE & EMILY MORTIMER THE NEW LOOK (2024) : S01·E07 : dir. Helen Shaver

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MAISIE WILLIAMS at the premiere of “The New Look” on February 13th 2024 in New York City wearing COMME DES GARÇONS

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Ben Mendelsohn pictures from Dior Paris Fashion Week - Womenswear Fall/Winter 2024-2025

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The looks Maisie Williams has for her The New Look are nothing short of iconic

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Ben Mendelsohn for JÓN Magazine

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1940s Fashion History Mini Lesson

The 1940s were, of course, marked by World War II and the sacrifices and rationing that were enacted. War shortages applied to many products, including fabric. Women were told to "make do and mend".

This photo depicts hemlines being measured in the name of austerity, not modesty. Designers who dared create and showcase floor-length gowns were met with protest and even picketing.

By the start of the war, silks and satins were reserved for war purposes. Gone were the sleek, bias-cut gowns trailing the dance floor. Instead, the simple, minimally adorned utility suit became the woman’s uniform. The uniform was characterized by its boxy look, a nipped waist, padded shoulders, and the hem just below the knee.

Even bridal and special occasion women's clothing was in the suit style, though of whatever finer fabric than wool was available for purchase with ration coupons. And, perhaps whatever was available as embellishments.

The Vogue, January 15, 1942 issue contained this quote about the suit uniform:

"A suit to work in, serve in, live in, all through the busy daylight hours of your new double-duty life”.

By 1947 Christian Dior opened his Paris store and revealed a new silhouette. The Dior "New Look" was dubbed Carolle” or “figure 8,” a name that described well the prominent shoulders, accentuated hips, and small waist, as seen in the outfits above.

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Ben Mendelsohn & David Kammenos THE NEW LOOK (2024) : E01

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Vintage Dior 1950’s

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Christian Dior

Vogue, October 1947

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Christian & Jacques