1950-1960

The 1950's fashion changed dramatically. I think this is due to the post war effect. As 1940's fashion  was very minimalist with not much glamour until the last few years of the decade. Make up returned, with it being bolder. Dresses and skirts had full skirts and tiny waists, influenced by Christian Dior. Not forgetting of course, the beautiful evening dresses that brought back the elegance and glamour in fashion. The excitement of the 1950's really brought fashion to a new era. i can really notice the changes since the 1940's, especially in mid 1950's where clothes got more colourful and sexier. The most popular fashion houses were not the only influence in the new style however.

primary sourced image from the V&A museum 

Hollywood had it influences in fashion, mainly because of the famous actresses such as, Audrey Hepburn,and Marilyn Monroe that had portrayed their own personal style. Women of the 1950's wanted to look glamorous like them. These particular actresses are known for their impact in fashion, they had very different styles. Hepburn was known for her grace and class, however Monroe was a major sex symbol, showing off her curvaceous figure and wearing red lipstick, she was a very glamours lady "your clothes should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to show you're a lady"Marilyn Monroe. Nevertheless both actresses still influence woman fashion today.














































Teenagers were also getting more independent with dressing. younger people under 18 started to use fashion as a way of self-expressing. this encouraged them to get part time jobs to buy new clothes. Teenagers became influenced by film,television, magazines and famous people. This was the beginning to media impacting on young people. Trends started to occur for different age groups. 




I love this era, its so colourful and glamorous. It shows the development of fashion and people starting expressing themselves in fashion. 1950's style is still influences fashion today and will continue to because of its elegance, class and those beautiful full skirts coming from the waist. Its odd to think how much has changed in fashion in just 50 years, the 1900 were completely different compared with the 1950's fashion.