1940s Lane Bryant Stoutwear Fashions

I've been doing some research on 1940s stoutwear lately and tracked down several copies of retailer Lane Bryant's catalogs. These include dresses, shoes, hosiery, and corsetry in sizes 38-59 (I believe this is bust size in inches, so 96.5-150cm). I couldn't host here due to file size, so all PDFs are available on Archive.org -…

How stout women were left out of high fashion: An early twentieth

Spring and Summer 1940 Lane Bryant, From the collection of …

Roaring & Swinging: The Plus Pattern Project

Spring and Summer 1940 Lane Bryant, From the collection of …

Body As Architecture — Fashion Studies

Spring and Summer 1940 Lane Bryant

Roaring & Swinging: The Plus Pattern Project

Stout Fashion & Early 20th Century American Ready-to-Wear

Stout Fashion & Early 20th Century American Ready-to-Wear

1942 Plus Size Vintage Styles from Lane Bryant Catalog

This is an original 1930 black and white print ad for Lane Bryant dresses, coats, hats, apparels and shoes from Lane Bryant located on Fifth Avenue

1930 Ad Lane Bryant Store Stout Women Fashion Clothing - ORIGINAL MCC4

Lane Bryant stout women fashion catalog 1931

Spring and Summer 1940 Lane Bryant

PDF) Body As Architecture: Designing the Stout Body in the Age of