FIFTH DECADE OF 20 CENTURY. 1940-1950.

STYLE : the waning of Art Deco. Transformation Art Deco into Streamline Moderne, or Art Moderne. Second World War. After WW2 transition from masculine women's fashion to more feminine silhouette began. By the end of the decade feminine look (New Look by Dior) emerged.

FASHION DESIGNERS: Lucien Lelong, Christian Dior ,Christobal Balensiaga, Jacques Fath, Pierre Balman. Development of "ready to wear" fashion in the USA.

POPULAR MUSIC : Bop, Big Band.

DANCE : Jive, Swing, Foxtrot.

ART: deepening of non-representational abstraction in the USA with the input of Hans Hoffman, cut outs of Matisse.