10 Style Icons of the ’30s and ’40s

Fashion is ever-changing and ever-evolving but most people will agree that each decade has its own distinct fashion trends that go down in history as absolutely legendary and instantly recognizable. In some cases, there are even elements that remain relevant for years to come and never go out of style. Today we thought we’d pay attention to 10 style icons of the 30s and 40s, who’s fashion sense we absolutely adore and who’s dresses we found to be most memorable over the years.

Greta Garbo

Greta Garbo was a very popular, talented and incredibly gorgeous actress that was known for her beauty and a sense of mystery around her. She also got to wear quite a lot of beautiful dresses in films. We especially love these two from “Romance” and “Mata Hari”.

Joan Blondell

Joan Blondell started her career by winning a beauty pageant and then pursued cinema. Her movie career spanned over 40 years and in that time she got to enjoy quite a few styles and fashion changes but let’s take a look at two of the dresses she wore in the 30s that we thought were particularly fetching.

Marlene Dietrich

Marlene is basically known as the glam symbol of the 30s, but she was never afraid to experiment with style. As you can see she could look equally stylish in the most feminine dress and in a men’s suit.

Barbara Hutton

Barbara Hutton is quite a controversial figure. She was a very wealthy lady, a philanthropist, a socialite, an heiress. She also had an impeccable sense of style as you can see from her outfits below.