Teen Fashions in The 1940s

        Teen fashions in the 1940s were neat and trim and feminine. Below are school clothes and also the Ballerina suits worn by girls while attending community events, attending church or dining out during the day.
       In the 1940s, fashion designers were enamored with the garments of former Gibson Girls of 1890-1900. So they crafted modern versions of the former looks.

Looking like a girl from 1948: short hair cut,
"Gibson collar and tie", stick pins, "Gibson Girl
sleeves", whittled waist, rounded hips, longer
skirt below the knee, dark nylons and closed toe
shoes with higher heels.

A feminine ''Ballerina" suit
with a Poplin drop waist.

School girl looks for 1948; full skirts replaced
the narrow pencil skirts of the 1930s
 as the decade progressed.

Winter School Clothes from 1945

 "Button up snugly in your favorite Classics in fine sturdy, soft-surfaced fabrics . . . becoming Fall shades . . lined and warmly interlined . . Grade School sizes 7 to 14"

"Colorful Jumpers and Jerkin Suits styled in the newest niftiest way for the Grade School Crowd . . . Sizes 7 to 14"

"Match them will all your clothes, wear them everywhere. . . Suits and Jackets in Grade School Sizes 7 to 16"

"Color-bright plaids, checks, and plains in fine fabrics go into smart SKIRTS for Grade School sizes 7-14"

"Girls' love BLOUSES spiced with new necklines, gay embroidery . . . that stay fresh with Lux care. Sizes 7 to 14."