1940s and WW2

The 1940s was a hard decade for Britain recovering from WW2, with rationing still in place for materials which meant that clothing was scarce and many items were ‘make do and mend’. Fabric was in short supply, so garments were cut economically and skirts were not full.

Floral prints dominated the early 1940’s with skirt length below the knee and hair elegantly styled.

RAF, Naval and Army Uniforms

A good choice of military wear is also available for army, RAF and navy, together with dungarees suitable for land army girls and wrap around aprons for war time tea ladies.

Coats, furs and outdoor wear

Tea dresses for all sizes

40s mens wear

Suits, trilbys, braces and caps

WW2 Naval Officer

Naval uniform and cap

40s tea dresses

Tea dresses, cardigans, bags, gloves and other accessories

Naval Officer

Jacket, trousers, cap and tie

Gymslip, blouse, tie, straw boater, school cape, satchel

Trilby Hats

Trilby Hats
Various colours and sizes

40's Gents tweed overcoat

40's Gents tweed overcoat

40's Tweed Overcoat

40's gents tweed overcoat

RAF trench coat

Full length RAF blue trench coat

Cream gaberdine belted macintosh with brown trilby

Land Army Hen Party

Billy One Horn Vintage Caravan hire

1940's Hair style

1940's rolled hairstyle

Ella May Vintage Van

Floral print dresses

Ellamay Vintage Van

Brown suit and trilby

Floral print dress

gorgeous floral print dress size 8 - 10

A favourite pastime

Ladies and gents vintage wear

Floral dress and mens wool suit

1940's brown suit with trilby

Brown wool suit with turn ups and pleat front trousers

1940's rolled hairstyle

Motorcycle Pantaloons

Phillips and Piper S.D. Pntaloons with canvas inside leg

Motorcycle Pantaloons

Brass button fly and braces

War time tea lady

Wrap around floral apron, short sleeved blouse and headscarf

Land Army Girls

Picture by kind permission of Glendale House

1940's Britain Wartime

Picture by kind permission of Glendale House

Picture by kind permission of Glendale House

1940's Wartime ladies wear

Picture by kind permission of Glendale House

Naval Uniforms

Picture by kind permission of Glendale House

RAF Uniforms

Picture by kind permission of Glendale House

Vintage 1940's day wear

Picture by kind permission of Glendale House

German Uniforms

Picture by kind permission of Glendale House

Wartime tea lady

Picture by kind permission of Glendale House

1940's at Goodwood

Double breasted suit and RAF uniform

RAF uniform

Goodwood revival

Airman and 1940's outfit

Goodwood Revival

1940's dress, gloves and hat

Land Army Dungarees

Khaki dungarees 1940's style

1940's Blitz Party

Army shirt, skirt and cap

Womens Voluntary Service tunic (WVS)

green overalls with WVS badge

Land Army Girls

Dungarees, belt, knitted cardigan and headscarf

Land Army Girl

Dungarees, blouse and headscarf
Beautiful victory roll hairdo and red lipstick

WW2 Nurse Uniform

Blue dress, apron, cape and red waspie belt

Prison warder

1940's tunic and flat cap

Prison warder female

Black dress with white collar and cuffs, beret style cap and key chain

Land army girls

Swingrave

RAF uniforms

Land Girl dungarees

Made to measure dungarees - phone to order

Ladies tweed suit

Skirt and jacket with detachable fur collar

Airman overalls

RAF airman overalls

Bedford Marianettes

1940's girl

Evacuee

Exoair hospitality

Blue 40's dress

lace detail

RAF officers uniforms

A Chequer Board of Nights

RAF uniform with Lancaster Bomber

A Chequer Board of Nights

The Hollow - Agatha Christie

Dunstable Rep

Land Army Girls - Guernsey VE celebrations

Land army girl Dungarees

Bespoke purchase item

Army uniforms

Floral tea dresses and wrap over aprons

Ladies army uniform

Tunic, skirt, shirt, tie and cap

Army and Navy at Chatham Docks

1940s day at Chatham docks

Red taffeta skirt suit

Glamorous red taffeta suit size 14

Black pencil skirt and check jacket

Skirt and dog tooth check jacket with blouse and pearls

Army uniforms

Various military style clothing

40s style overcoats and hats

Trench coats and trilbys

Tea dresses and aprons

RAF uniform and Wren

Dress, coat, hat and handbag

dress and fur - RAF uniform

GI and Land Army

from Theatresque

GI and Land Army

From Theatresque

40s floral dress

Floral 40s style dress with belt

Vintage dress

Black dress with rose pattern

Country gent and RAF engineer

Tweed suit and boiler suit

RAF and 40s glam

Winston Churchill

40's Ladies

40's Ladies

40's Ladies

Dressing gown

old wool 1940s style dressing gown

We have a good selection of floral print dresses and other 40’s wear in various sizes.

40s outfits for children

For children we have coats, jackets, caps, floral dresses, cardigans and gym slips suitable for evacuees for school dress-up days and events.

Individual outfits can be hired for Twinwood, Goodwood, Sheringham and other 40s re-enactment days.

All our costumes look authentic and are suitable for Dad’s Army, Allo Allo, South Pacific, Somewhere in England and The Sound of Music

Warden Hodges

Jacket and tin helmet

dress, jacket, fox fur and hat with feather

WW2 blouson jacket

Riseley Community Theatre

Riseley Community Theatre

Riseley Community Theatre

Dress, coat, hat and handbag

Wonderful period style costumes for plays like L’Atalier (The Workroom) set in post war Paris

Leon and presser in factory

Collarless shirts, braces and work aprons

Mimi applies lipstick

40s brown wool suit

Simone and presser

1940s factory wear

Land Army Girl style dungarees can be hired or made to measure for adults and children in sand, khaki or navy cotton, call 01908 372504 to place an order. (please allow 2 weeks for delivery)

Goodwood Revival

Our costumes are excellent for wearing to the Goodwood Revival and Twinwood Festival and they are often used for 40s events at Pickering , Sheringham, Chatham Docks and Milton Keynes museum.

1940’s costumes flyer download