40s style clothing..........anyone into it ?

[Salar]

I stand corrected, they only manufactured them.

 

[stephec]

Yeah, they got their plebs to carry their stuff about. I just get my manservant to cycle for me now, racking up my Strava achievements while I flog my scullion joyously.

Oooeerrr missus!

 

[MarkF]

Lots of 40/50's dressers at the Flying Scotsman's visit to Howarth last Friday. They looked great to me.

 

[Cuchilo]

Was into the 40's 50's clobber when i was younger and i guess i still am although now i'm either wearing lycra or work clothes . If you google lindy hop you will probably find out more about the scene .

 

[screenman]

Woodhall Spa 1940 weekend is well worth a visit, Spitfire and Hurrican and more flying up and down the high street, music all over the place it really is a trip back in time.

http://woodhall-spa-40s-festival.com/

 

[stephec]

Woodhall Spa 1940 weekend is well worth a visit, Spitfire and Hurrican and more flying up and down the high street, music all over the place it really is a trip back in time.

http://woodhall-spa-40s-festival.com/

If you like that kind of thing there's plenty going on east side of the country.

Holme village near Peterborough always puts on a good weekend in October.

 

[gbb]

1940s weekends are an annual thing at a couple of venues locally and there seem to be plenty of followers.
Very good weekends even for just Joe Public, they usually have WW2 vehicles, tanks, a massive beer tent, shows and bands, a market stall affair with tones of clothing....its a big thing round here (in the Fens)
The sound of a heavy german machine gun barking away is awesome (that always gets peoples interest)

We were in Gatwick airport a few years ago and they had a female band, young women dressed immaculately1 in 40s wear, their singing was absolutely awesome.

Its not for me (dressing up in 40s gear) but poeple seem to love that era.

 

[Drago]

I stand corrected, they only manufactured them.

Supplying stuff to the Nazis is fine, but woe betide anyone who merely designs something for them!

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

It was one of the appeals of the 'Peggy Carter' series, after her appearance in Captain America :First Avenger

Well, okay, Hayley Atwell was the main appeal

 

[swee'pea99]

1940s weekends are an annual thing at a couple of venues locally and there seem to be plenty of followers.
Very good weekends even for just Joe Public, they usually have WW2 vehicles, tanks, a massive beer tent, shows and bands, a market stall affair with tones of clothing....its a big thing round here (in the Fens)
The sound of a heavy german machine gun barking away is awesome (that always gets peoples interest)

We once stumbled across one of those - in the Fens, I think it was. They didn't have a machine gun, but every hour, or maybe half hour, they started up a massive engine - I think it was from a Lancaster. That was pretty impressive...certainly very loud!

 

[Drago]

We once stumbled across one of those - in the Fens, I think it was.

That's daily life in The Fens, the land that time forgot.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

, but every hour, or maybe half hour, they started up a massive engine - I think it was from a Lancaster. That was pretty impressive...certainly very loud!

If anyone's been to East Kirkby Air Museum (near RAF Coningsby), & seen their Lancaster, you can stand practically under wingtips, as all 4 Merlins are started
It's an absolutely marvellous experience to see, hear, & (very literally) feel (due to the exhaust pressure waves)