/fa/ - Fashion

>Shirts: Dress shirts were absolutely essential apparel at that point in time, and most often were simply white with a spread collar and barrel cuffs. However, french cuffs caught on in the mid-50s again, and club collars were pretty popular in the late 30s, so you'll see some carry over depending on the photo.

Casual shirts came in several varieties, although many of them were simply dress-style shirts with larger collars, cuban style collars, and a boxier fit than usual. Colors varied from bright to bland khaki, but plaid versions were vibrant and exciting. This is one of the more distinctive looks that would be later copied in the late 60s, early 70s.

Camp shirts were a derivative of these, and many of them featured geometric or repetitive patterns. They almost never had a dress style collar, but instead a spread one intended to be open.

The Aloha shirt and western "Roy Rogers" Shirts were fads that really stuck through the 40s into the 50s, even in regional areas that weren't necessarily associated with either. Ease of travel after the war allowed for more vacations to tropical or western destinations.

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