1930s formal dresses 1930s Evening Dresses and Gowns 145 For Sale at 1stDibs 1930s evening gown, 1930s gown, 1930s party dress A 1940s Fashion History Lesson: Wartime Utility Suits, The New Look, And More Trends Of The Decade British Vogue Evening dress, ca.1942. Nettie Rosenstein She is known for popularizing the little black dress in America, & she designed Mamie Eisenhower's inauguration dresses. Her dresses even sold well in the Great Depression. 1930s Black Bias Cut Rayon Crepe Gown with Celluloid Sequin Peek A Boo Sleeves Framed Print of 1930s Fortnum & Mason Print Evening Dresses. Framed Print from Mary Evans