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Western fashion in the 1940s.

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American actress Hattie McDaniel in 1941.
Two models at a fashion shoot in London, 1943.
Argentine actresses Susana Freyre, Nelly Darén and Rita Juárez in Swan Song, 1945.
A model wearing a brown and beige all-wool checked suit by fashion designer Hardy Amies, 1945.

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