The Second World War sent many women to work and clothes rationing severely restricted the more trivial aspects of fashion. Fabrics were poorer quality and few trims available. Hand work in beading, embroidery and cut work came to the fore. Clothes, by law, were skimpier, but the allure of the figure was shown in the sweetheart necklines, shaped midriffs and peplums. Saucy little dolly hats perched over pompadour hair styles, rolls and longer curls. The end of the decade and he war saw an abrupt about turn in fashion with the New Look - sloping shoulders, pinched waists, long tapered or full shirts in glamour fabrics, and beautiful hats to delight the eye after the austerity years.