1930s LADIES PLEATED CREAM TWILL SHORTS Ladies Knitwear and a sturdy brass zip

and a sturdy brass zip

a secure French bearer

in Swansdown cream

Shorts were part of the hot climate uniform for all commonwealth forces during the Second World War

OXFORD STREET LONDON W

1930s LADIES PLEATED CREAM TWILL SHORTS Ladies Knitwear and a sturdy brass zipMade from beautifully soft lightweight cream twill; these summer shorts are a very close reproduction of a pleated short which would have been seen mainly in a sports environment. In the 1930s, short styles were loose and billowing, with voluminous amounts of fabric. They were worn high on the waist, often featuring pleats to control the fullness at the waistline while flaring out over hips and upper thighs. This early style of short developed from