1920-1940

In the photo we see a woman, in her mid-20s, photographed outdoors. She is wearing a sun hat and a short-sleeved dress that goes all the way down to her mid-calf, known as a “drop-waist shirt dress”. These dresses were very popular in the late 1920s. The dress features vertical stripes and a cloth band that wraps around her body and sits slightly under her waist. This style of day dress was characterized by its “boxy” look, which was caused by the dropped waist, and also by the folded collar. The collars look similar to modern day dress shirts, except much longer and exaggerated. The collar she has on is a deep V-neck cut but is still conservative and shows no cleavage. This look was popular until the mid 1930s when the new trend was to show a thin waist to give the woman a more hour-glass figure as opposed to this square type of figure that these shirt dresses gave women.

In this photo we see a couple who seem casual and very comfortable getting their picture taken a field by a fence. They have their arms around each other and are smiling, we can assume that they are a couple. There are trees and house in the background. This scenery suggests that they are in a rural area and not a main city. The photo is black and white.
The man is wearing a dress shirt with short sleeves, a long tie, and dress pants. This outfit is very similar to casual business attire worn by men throughout the 1900s even into current fashion. The woman is wearing a long dress with buttons going up the front and a v-shaped collar. Her hair is pulled back while his hair is bushy and curly.