Sunday 6 January 2013

Women's Fashion in the 50s

The Floral daytime dress

The Floral day dress was proably the most iconic garment of the 1950s. It was influenced by Dior's New Look silhouette.


When the war was over, women were encouraged to go back to their traditonal way of living as men went back to the workforce. They were expected to do the cooking and the cleaning and to keep their role of the 'homemakers'. Women in the 50s were also 'perfectly groomed'. For example they wore eye make up, they wore earrings, gloves and lipstick.

The Stiletto

The 50s saw the introduction of the 'Stiletto'. Which was the footwear equivalent of Dior's new look. It was elegant and sophisticated and was very fashionable.

1 comment:

  1. What a pretty Cocktail dress! Fall in love with them in the first sight! Thank you so much for your sharing!

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