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1940s fashion was affected by the fact that many factories were given to producing military supplies with fashion taking second place.
This means fashion houses worked on restrictions on how much fabric per garment could be used.
As soon as Paris was liberated, fashion editors once again started to showcase their French designs again in magazines.
The Paris couture once again became the leader when Christian Dior showcased his ‘New Look’ of lengthened and widened skirts, a move that was a reaction to the deprivation of fabric that was experienced during the war years.
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