1940s pinup dress?

[GregGale]

I'm taking my girlfriend to Duxford flying legends. I'll be dressed in pinks and an A-2 ,so I thought I'd surprise her with a beautiful 1940s dress that she could wear. Problem is: I have no idea where to find one. Any recommendations please?

Thanks,
Greg

 

[Tiki Tom]

I can't answer your question... but I must say that it sounds like a romantic gesture. These days, romance has gone a bit out of style. Good luck & well done.

 

[scottyrocks]

You're gonna buy a woman a dress without her seeing it first? A brave one, you are.

 

[GregGale]

You're gonna buy a woman a dress without her seeing it first? A brave one, you are.

She's got a twin sister who can help me

 

[scottyrocks]

She's got a twin sister who can help me

Whew! Thank goodness! haha

 

[3fingers]

I can't help, but I would ask the question in the Front Parlor forum above. I think it will likely be seen by more people who can steer you in the right direction. One or more of the ladies might take pity on a gentleman who wants to do a nice thing for his girl.
BTW, good on you for doing this .

 

[Fading Fast]

Great idea - wonderful - kudos to you.

Over the years, my girlfriend has bought from some vintage sites and even found a dressmaker who works from vintage patterns (for a surprisingly reasonable price) - but all that takes time. However, she also has found some vintage-echoing dresses from this company:

http://www.bodenusa.com/en-us/womens-dresses#nav

Perhaps, you can work with your sister-in-law to go through the dresses here and find something with a '40s vibe. Good luck.

 

[GregGale]

The dress arrived from ebay, looks pretty. Now I'll try to get her twin sister to try it on secretly so that I can have it adjusted before her birthday.

 

[Flightengineer]

The dress arrived from ebay, looks pretty. Now I'll try to get her twin sister to try it on secretly so that I can have it adjusted before her birthday.

Greg, I understand you, once I myself went through this. It was for one airshow 6 or 7 yars ago.
I also found vintage dress for my wife on eBay. Thank God it was not expensive, because she wore it once only.
Good luck, and do not forget to share later pics from Duxford here.

 

[GHT]

Greg sorry for hijacking your thread, but somehow I think that you might enjoy this.

Photos emerge showing troops manning their guns in women's clothes. Pictures capture the home defence troops in drag when their
Christmas charity performance was interrupted. A coastal alert in Gravesend, Kent, forced the soldiers to wear dresses with compulsory helmets on the field. Other photographs show men applying makeup to each other and showing off their under garments on stage.
Hilarious images have revealed one of the lighter-hearted moments of World War Two as British soldiers man anti-aircraft guns in full panto-drag, which the wartime government banned so they did not damage the image of the 'butch' British soldier.
Other funny photographs show the men running up steps as their dresses blow in the wind and show off their under garments on stage in 1940. Banned pictures reveal the Christmas charity performance by home defence troops which was interrupted by a coastal alert forcing the troops to wear dresses in the field with their compulsory helmets. The six men show off stockings under petticoats and long taffetta dresses complete with bonnets.

 

[HadleyH1]

^^^^ Not really....sorry.

 

[Tiki Tom]

Stumbled across this. Not related to any prior post in particular...

https://vintagedancer.com/1940s/1940s-costumes-sale-womens-costume-ideas/