Fashion of the 1950s
The love for clothes
- A 1950s fad was for girls to wear a men's shirt on the outside there jeans.(retro waste)
- A sweater with a collared shirt under it was a smart look in high school. (Retro waste)
- Men wore both casual shoes and dress shoes as a part of there 50s fashions. (Vintage dancer)
- It is a violation to wear scanty shorts because they are so short. (American Dream)
- A coonskin cap was a big trend for boys in the 1950s. (Wikipedia)
- Most suits in the 1950s were double breasted. (Alison Marie)
Men's shoes of the 1950s (source#1)
What kind of shoe did men wear in the 1950s?
"1950’s Men’s shoes include saddle shoes, two toned oxfords, chukka boots, Winkelpickers, chelsea boots, loafers, creepers, Nubuck oxfords, and more. Both casual shoes and dress shoes were part of every man’s fifties fashion."( vintage dancer)
Women's shorts of the 1950s (source#2)
In the summer of the 1950s women would wear scanty shorts. It was a violation to wear scanty shorts because they were so small. If the police caught women wearing them they would get a summons. ( American Dream)
Hats of the 1950s (source #3)
Coonskin caps were highly popular among boys in the United States,Canada, and the United Kingdom. A Coonskin cap is a hat fashioned from the skin and fur of a raccoon . The original Coonskin cap consisted of the entire skin of the raccoon, including it's head an tail.
Suits in the 1950s (source#4)
Most of the suits in the 1950s were double breasted. A double breasted jacket has two columns of buttons and wide over leaping labels. (Alison Marie)
Teen boys clothes (source#5)
Teens wore a shirt tie and sharply pressed slacks. And sweater with a collard shirt under was a smart look in high school. (Retro Waste)
Teen girl clothes (source#6)
Many teen girls preferred full skirts, some with 4-inch hems. These skirts were often made of wool felt fabric in bright colors, including the world famous poodle skirt. One 1950s fad for girls was to wear a man’s shirt outside their jeans.
Bibliography
"All the Rage." The American Dream the 1950s. Richmond, Virginia: Time Life, 1998. Print.
"Coonskin Cap." Wikipedia. Wikipedia, 2001. Web. 20 Jan. 2016.
<Http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ coonskincap>.
Dressing a Nation. Minneapolis: Alison Marie, 2012. Print.
"1950s Fashion for Kids." Retro Waste. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Jan. 16. <www.retrowaste.com/1950s/fashionforteens