Fashion is an indicator of individual identity that provides insight as to who a person is and the value they place on looking good. Thorough analysis of clothing choices throughout the years allows for me to be able to gage how ‘fashionable’ my family is and if they followed the trends throughout the time. Both sides of my family are from New York and grew up in Port Chester, a town in Westchester county. My grandmother on my mom’s side immigrated to New York from Southern Italy when she was about seven years old to flee from the Nazi regime. My mom, growing up in a traditional Italian family, went to a private Catholic school. This side of the family was doing well financially; my grandfather owned a tiling business and my grandmother was
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My grandfather was born in 1938 and he appears to be about 7-10 years old in this photo. Although this photo was not dated, it is safe to assume that this is from the mid 1940s. …show more content…
From what can be seen, she is wearing a full skirted garment that is mid-calf length and possibly a jacket with padded shoulders with a bonnet-like hat. In front of her is her youngest daughter, who is wearing a double breasted suit jacket, a knee length skirt, black strapped shoes, a bonnet-like hat, and a white purse with a long strap. In the center, my grandfather is wearing a suit jacket that has different colored sleeves with longer collar points and a diagonally striped tie. With the jacket, he is wearing loose, cuffed, pleated trousers. He is wearing a snap brim hat, which was a popular accessory of World War II menswear. In addition to the snap brim hat he is wearing a pair of saddle shoes, which may have been a little outdated for this time period. In Peacock’s sourcebook on menswear, he illustrates saddle shoes as being a prominent shoe style in the early to mid 1930’s (1996, p.136). The different colored sleeves on his suit jacket and lapel is something that was popular in the 40s. O’Donnol (1982) mentions two tone coat sweaters being a popular garment for young boys to wear during this period
My grandfather was born in 1938 and he appears to be about 7-10 years old in this photo. Although this photo was not dated, it is safe to assume that this is from the mid 1940s. …show more content…
From what can be seen, she is wearing a full skirted garment that is mid-calf length and possibly a jacket with padded shoulders with a bonnet-like hat. In front of her is her youngest daughter, who is wearing a double breasted suit jacket, a knee length skirt, black strapped shoes, a bonnet-like hat, and a white purse with a long strap. In the center, my grandfather is wearing a suit jacket that has different colored sleeves with longer collar points and a diagonally striped tie. With the jacket, he is wearing loose, cuffed, pleated trousers. He is wearing a snap brim hat, which was a popular accessory of World War II menswear. In addition to the snap brim hat he is wearing a pair of saddle shoes, which may have been a little outdated for this time period. In Peacock’s sourcebook on menswear, he illustrates saddle shoes as being a prominent shoe style in the early to mid 1930’s (1996, p.136). The different colored sleeves on his suit jacket and lapel is something that was popular in the 40s. O’Donnol (1982) mentions two tone coat sweaters being a popular garment for young boys to wear during this period