--- title: 1940s Fashion: Lost Photo Shoot from LIFE Magazine description: The hottest looks from women's fashion from 1941, from a photo shoot lost to time. canonical: https://time.com/3733339/1940s-fashion/ author: Eliza Berman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-03-26T12:00:16.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T05:05:13.398Z og:title: 1940s Fashion Tip: Don't Leave Home Without a Hat og:description: The hottest looks from women's fashion from 1941, from a photo shoot lost to time. og:url: https://time.com/3733339/1940s-fashion/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0911203ae776539c/69878240e53aba1da44d7ea3/150305-buenos-aires-models-01.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Buenos Aires fashion, 1941. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: 1940s Fashion Tip: Don't Leave Home Without a Hat twitter:description: The hottest looks from women's fashion from 1941, from a photo shoot lost to time. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0911203ae776539c/69878240e53aba1da44d7ea3/150305-buenos-aires-models-01.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # 1940s Fashion Tip: Don't Leave Home Without a Hat  by [Eliza Berman](https://time.com/author/eliza-berman/)  ## Eliza Berman Berman is a senior editor at TIME. Mar 26, 2015 12:00 PM UTC  Fashion from Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1941. Fashion from Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1941.Hart Preston—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  by [Eliza Berman](https://time.com/author/eliza-berman/)  ## Eliza Berman Berman is a senior editor at TIME. Mar 26, 2015 12:00 PM UTC For every photograph printed in LIFE Magazine, countless others never made the cut. A set of 5,000 images might be whittled down to 15 in print, and entire assignments were set aside and never revisited. One such assignment was this series of fashion photos from 1941\. Any notes, if they existed, have been lost to time, and all that is known is the location (Buenos Aires) and the subjects (models for Saks). But the fashion statements—eye-catching headpieces, expertly tailored outwear and serious brow power—speak for themselves. If today’s designers want to foster a resurgence of early ‘40s sensibilities, they need look no further than LIFE’s cutting room floor. _Liz Ronk, who edited this gallery, is the Photo Editor for LIFE.com. Follow her on Twitter at_ [_@LizabethRonk_](https://twitter.com/LizabethRonk)_._  Fashion from Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1941. Hart Preston—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Fashion from Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1941. Hart Preston—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Fashion from Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1941. Hart Preston—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Fashion from Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1941. Hart Preston—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Fashion from Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1941. Hart Preston—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Fashion from Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1941. Hart Preston—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Fashion from Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1941. Hart Preston—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Fashion from Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1941. Hart Preston—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Fashion from Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1941. Hart Preston—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Fashion from Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1941. 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