What to Wear
Saturday, November 12, 2005
8:30 PM to Midnight
Woman's Club of Chevy Chase
7931 Connecticut Avenue
Chevy Chase, Maryland
Members: $50; Nonmembers: $60
Portion of the proceeds benefit the USO
Suggested Attire
- For the ladies: a 1940s cocktail dress or period military uniform.
- For the gents: a 1940s style suit or period military dress-uniform.
Shop For the Perfect Ensemble
- Takoma Underground (Takoma Park, Md.)
- PollySue’s Vintage (Takoma Park, Md.)
- By Jilian (Silver Spring, Md.)
- Remix Vintage (Alexandria, Va.)
- Annie Creamcheese (Georgetown)
- Bygone’s Vintage Clothing (Richmond, Va.)
- ReVamp Vintage
- The Cat’s Pajamas
- Tara Tango
- The Remix Shoe Company
- The Hattery (The Shops at Georgetown, Washington, D.C.)
- National Capital Historical Sales Online (for uniforms)
- Newport News (for satin gloves)
Get That Perfect Vintage 1940s 'do
- PR at Partners Salon (ask for Rita)
- Rainbow Hair Designers, Kensington, MD (ask for Xen)
For Inspiration
- View photos from the Art Deco Fashion Show: http://adsw.smugmug.com/gallery/640371
Learn More
- Hear experts present 1940s glamour tips about fashion, accesories, makeup, and hairstyles.
1940s Fashion Reference Books
- Blueprints of Fashion: Home Sewing Patterns of the 1940s by Wade Laboissonniere
- Everyday Fashions of the Forties as Pictured in Sears Catalogs by JoAnne Olian
- Fashions of a Decade: The 1940s by Patricia Baker
- Fit to Be Tied: Vintage Ties of the Forties and Early Fifties by Rod Dyer, Ron Spark, and Steve Sakai
- Naval, Marine, and Air Force Uniforms of World War 2 by Andrew Mollo
- Uniforms of World War II by Peter Darman
- U.S. Army Uniforms of World War II by Shelby L. Stanton
- Vintage Fashions for Women 1920S-1940s: With Values by Kristina Harris
- World War II Allied Women's Services by Martin Brayley
For More Information
Still vexed about what to wear? Contact us for advice and tips: fashion@adsw.org.
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Created September 22, 2005; Modified Thursday, November 17, 2005.
