Summer of ’40.

Anything was possible then.

She took him hunting for blue crabs along Chesapeake Bay, built a small fire, steamed them right there on the shore.

Next Saturday, after an economical week of beans by candlelight, it was the World’s Fair.

They shook hands with Elektro The Mechanical Man. They gasped at the television-telephone in the Drug Store of Tomorrow.

At 9 p.m. they were sipping stingers, looking out on the Lagoon of Nations. The illuminated fountains spurted 180 feet high, in time with the fireworks and music.

Her blonde hair was swept up behind her collar.

This is the blouse she wore through that summer, and summers to come.

Too versatile and flattering to linger in the closet.

1940s V-Neck Blouse (No. 6561). Dolman short sleeve blouse in cool cotton blend fabric with a delightful raised bubble texture. Demure v-neckline with buttons down the center front. Flat hem. Imported.