1950's Fashion Source Cards Flashcards
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1959’s Fashion Encyclopedia. 1.1
Quote: “…the years from 1950 to 1959 were a time of optimism, domesticity, security through compliance with the system, and apparent simplicity.” (Fond memories)
Paraphrase: The “New Look” fashion that was introduced in 1947 was not simple to construct. Everything was full and padded and tailoring was complex. The idea, however, was very simple for women’s fashion. After the war they wanted women to look like women again. Evening wear became sexier with tighter, sparkling, clinging sheaths. (New Look)
Summary: Men’s clothing was very simple and comfortable. Example, grey flannel suits. While men’s fashion stayed simple women’s adventured. The comfortable sports wear was introduced and that became the American look. (American Look)
Jot list: Memories: Tail-Finned cars, hula hoops, poodle skirts, Elvis Presley, mothers I’m aprons. Seems soft and simple. Simple in all areas. (Fond Memories, Simplicity)
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Source #1
“The 1950’s: Fashion: Overview.” American Decades. Encyclopedia.com, 2001. Web. 24 Oct. 2013.
Encyclopedia.com
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Source #2
“Fashion.” University at Buffalo. University at Buffalo Personal Website. Web. 24 Oct 2013.
Www.acsu.buffalo.edu
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Fashion 2.1
Quote: “As society moved to the suburbs and adapted to a relaxed lifestyle, fashion followed suit.”
Paraphrase: Trends developed because of new fabrics. You could use heat and wash dry and pleat these new fabrics. They created a ease for the new lifestyle. These time also highlighted that the teen years were used for development. Teenage and young adult clothing became very popular.
Summary: highlights of this time included full skirts, small waists, and pointed busts. This all became popular after WWII. A tailored feminine look became very popular. Poodle skirts were a brief fad. Dresses became very fitted and low. Everything was made to match.
Jot lists: men: suits, dark, dark ties, sweaters, pink, cowboy.
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Source # 3
“1950’s Fashion.” Enjoy Your Style. Enjoy Your Style Webpage. Web. 27 Oct 2013.
www.enjoy-your-style.com
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Enjoy Your Style 3.1
Jot List:
After the war there was a major boom in the clothing industry.
The 1950’s was the point where the term “teenager” was coined and children did not stay children until the age of 18.
After the war women were encouraged to attend to their motherly and housewife duties again. Outfits became homemaker like and feminine.
Clothing emphasized womanly features and became very delicate type looking clothing.
During this time corsets also came back into fashion.
Men’s fashion was all about suits. “American suit”
Hats started in fashion and ended with the era of the 1950’s.
Men’s hair was kept very short.
This was the first time that teenagers wore their own type of clothing instead of being inspired by their elders.
Women’s hair was typically kept long and curly, very hard to manage while men’s hair stayed in a military styled cut.
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Source #4
Sharman, Margaret. Take Ten Years 1950s. Melrose Park: Steck-Vaughn Company, 1993. Print.
Cghs library
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Book #1: 4.1
Jotlist:
Popular Items: Nylon Stockings, garters, and girdles.
Sheath dresses and tailored skirts
Wide skirts and petticoats
Blouses are soft and makeup is very important, the lip color and the nail color match.
Young men always are seen in nice suits. “Grey suits”
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Source #6
Lindop, Edmund, Sarah Decapua. America in the 1950s. Minneapolis: Twenty-First Century Books, 2010. Print.
Cghs library.
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Book #2 5.1
Paraphrase:
Fashion threw the 50’s varied from tight clinging clothing to stiff dresses and petticoats. Hats and gloves were required for many women’s outings. During the 1950’s a Italian fashion called stiletto heels really took off in America. Most stilettos were under four inches. Once famous celebrities started wearing these shoes their popularity grew and grew. Even though their was concern over the safety of the shoes, when Dior designed an outfit around the shoe many women chose this style. Young girls of the time preferred a more casual look of jeans and a shirt or men’s blouse. Poodle skirts were also a favorite hair was styled in a variety from pony tails or the bouffant look, with puffed hair. Bikinis became very popular during the time, but they were considered very daring. Many people of religious figure frowned upon this up and coming fashion. Businessman wore suits, but added more color to sports coats on nights out. High school boys liked denim jeans, that were baggy and rolled up. T shirts and sport shirts were common. In 1955 the “pink revolution” began. It was hard to find a young man not sporting the new pink style. Flattop hair and Elvis hair were all popular.
Jotlist:
Beatnik scene woman liked tight clothing.
There was also an Elvis trend that was called the “greaser”
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