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![District 87 Schools on Twitter: "While teaching about the role of women in WWII during BHS World History, Ms. Schrems wore her grandmother's Navy WAVES uniform! A student said, “You're wearing an District 87 Schools on Twitter: "While teaching about the role of women in WWII during BHS World History, Ms. Schrems wore her grandmother's Navy WAVES uniform! A student said, “You're wearing an](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D5QHdMpXsAI_q4Q.jpg:large)
District 87 Schools on Twitter: "While teaching about the role of women in WWII during BHS World History, Ms. Schrems wore her grandmother's Navy WAVES uniform! A student said, “You're wearing an
![1943, America - US Navy (WAVES) uniform designed by Mainbocher | Wwii women uniform, Military fashion women, Military outfit 1943, America - US Navy (WAVES) uniform designed by Mainbocher | Wwii women uniform, Military fashion women, Military outfit](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/1c/51/27/1c5127095f51b217491c08672a5a7971.jpg)
1943, America - US Navy (WAVES) uniform designed by Mainbocher | Wwii women uniform, Military fashion women, Military outfit
![Museum at FIT on Twitter: "Welcome back #FleetWeekNYC In 1942, American-born couturier Mainbocher designed the uniform for the US Navy's W.A.V.E.S. (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service). Made from the same wool Museum at FIT on Twitter: "Welcome back #FleetWeekNYC In 1942, American-born couturier Mainbocher designed the uniform for the US Navy's W.A.V.E.S. (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service). Made from the same wool](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FTmjiLTWAAADw1C.jpg)