Rationing of fabric, like so many other items, occurred during WWII. New cloth was limited to cloth 1 ¾ yards, which brought changes to fashion. This week’s Throwback Thursday photo by Leeland Sudlow features a victory dress. The victory dress was a simple, pretty, but useful dress. Some of the characteristics of the dress include a shortening of sleeves, thinning of lapels, a raising of the hemline and often simple belt embellished it. The dress is void of any other significant embellishment. As seen in the photo, dressing for victory was still pretty. To see a replica victory dress and other WWII artifacts, visit the exhibit, "On the Farm Front, Agriculture During WWII," at the South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum..