Original early 1930's era postcard of group of animated lively group of mothers outdoors on a Spring day with many small children, toddlers, preschool years, babies in arms, some are carried in their mothers arms, twins in a pram, Many characters. having lots of fun, smiling, maybe a mothers and babies group outing. Fashionable cloche hats on mums and girls.(fashionable until 1933) Coats with large collars, defined belted waist, date image to circa 1930 / 1931


The cloche hats on mums and the slimline coats with longer hemlines that dropped to just above the ankle in 1931, indicate circa 1931 .The cloche hat or simply cloche ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a fitted, bell-shaped hat for women that was invented in 1908 by milliner Caroline Reboux. They were especially popular from about 1922 to 1933. Its name is derived from cloche, the French word for "bell". Source: Wikipedia Women’s 1930s coats were shaped to follow the natural curves of the female body — a change from the oversized boyish figure of the 1920s. Waists were defined with belts or tapered cuts on princess lines. The hemlines dropped to just above the ankle after 1931, and gradually moved up to the knee by the 1940. Source: Vintage Dancer.


Size: 6856px × 4320px
Location: UK
Photo credit: © ThislifeThen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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