My Vintage Pattern Collection: 1950s

In half certainly one of our overview on the 30 years that reworked women’s fashion, we looked at the Forties and what girls wore in a decade that was dominated by World War II. This is our too-candy-for-phrases Atomic 1950’s Sunflower Sleeveless Cocktail Dress With Belt! We’ve paired this sunny 1950’s dress with an identical yellow clutch and strappy kitten heel, ending the look with that bright pink lipstick so in style all through the last decade. Where women had been really in a position to express themselves was inside the brilliant, beautiful colours and patterns of their clothing, in addition to the daring accessories and makeup of the time. I love wanting back on fashion of the past, and I love an terrible lot of it.

Another youth sub-culture that emerged out of the 50s, this time in the UK, was the Teddy Boys and Girls. The Teddy Girls were an offshoot of this group, and as you possibly can see they wore quite related clothing to the lads with tailor-made fits and quaint, high collar blouses.

• The brief bouffant hair type was the most popular style in affluent section of 1950s hairstyles and was thought to be perfect choice for preserving hairs in place via again-combing and hairsprays.
• Other noted persona following this coiffure was Grace Kelly.
• This coat match well over full skirts and was also perfect for hiding pregnant bellies.
• Dior trying over some of his sketches for girls’s clothes, Nineteen Forties or 1950s.CHRISTIAN DIOR ( ).
• In phrases of the informal outfits that have been launched during the 1950s period, Bermuda shorts had been paired with easy belts and tucked-in floral tops for a very distinctive and stylish look.
• Though the messaging is less overt now, there are nonetheless many women who feel as if they’re anticipated to put on makeup, so it’s clear that the advertising messages of the ’50s are still having an effect.

Men had slicked again hair and a tricky James Dean rebel look with a lot of rolled up jeans, tight shirts and leather or bomber jackets. Some of the women had been additionally somewhat ‘powerful’ trying; leather jackets, pants and large hair. Rock & roll music which was itself a new trend within the 1950s was a significant part of this culture. Although it was made in 1978, the movie Grease depicts the greasers and their style perfectly.

The fantastic thing about the 1950s is kind of a extra pure version of the Forties magnificence. The winged eyeliner obtained its full love within the decade, usually accomplished with the classic pink lip. I often think of apples (lol) every time I see a makeup look from the 1950s.

Perfume is a highly popular product of fashion homes, with Chanel being one of the first to launch a fragrance, Chanel No.5, in 1921. As people grew to become interested in casual sportswear, ankle size pants, pedal pushers and Bermuda shorts came into fashion. These styles of cropped pants and shorts have been paired with easy, patterned blouses or knit tops for a chic, informal look.

Shows an awning and automotive of the interval, together with fashion of the period.Vintage photo of an American household having a picnic and Barbecue at White Sands National Monument, New Mexico, in 1956. Shows an awning and automobile of the interval, along with fashion of the interval. They thought-about the “New Look,” too extravagant and too much work to make all of the pieces of an outfit come collectively just right.