Styles have changed so much from different time periods, as people create new styles, and fashions just based off of one thing, one person, or what is going on in society. Fashion and style was a big part of the 50's and most of these fashions were created by famous actors, actress's, and musicians.
Hair and make up for girls was a big deal during this time period. Women all wanted to have the perfect hair which would be conceived by an arduous process of pin curling and rolling, since there were no blow dryers during this time. Younger girls often tied their hair back in a pony tail and circled it with a scarf. Even though many women were constantly curling their hair, some chose to get perms to accentuate the curls, this was called " the poodle frenzy".
Women wore full skirts, petticoats, and capris to fit in with society during the time, while men wore leather jackets and jeans. Women like Maryilyn Monroe went out side of the regular fashion world and was " riskayyy" and daring in most of her outfits, showing more skin, and wearing tighter and more revealing clothing.
Fashion during this time really was a big part of every day life. Everyone tried to look somewhat the same, and trying to fit in with society. People still do that today but not as dramatically, or to that extent.
image 1: http://blogs.villagevoice.com/dailymusto/celebs/lucille_ball/
image 2:http://2010amovieaday.wordpress.com/2010/02/21/grease/
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I dont know much about womens fashion but this was a interesting glimpse into that world. Also you should try to fix that last image link, it looks a bit odd.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely try to fix the link. Also, remember that part of the grade is to have hyperlinks to related material. Interesting stuff!
ReplyDeleteIt was very interesting to know the fashion in the 1950s. The way to dress is quite different compare now and the past.
ReplyDeleteI find fashion very interesting and reading up on the women's fashion back in the 50's was very interesting for me and your pictures you used were great and the write ups you did to explain the way of the fashion sense coming into play. Also you see more of the old fashion coming back into the fashion scene especially with mens suits and with women it is coming back little by little.
ReplyDeleteGood job ty, I thought this was a good blog and it was interesting to read about what women liked to wear. In some ways it was not that different from women today.
ReplyDeleteGood job Tyler :) I like how you put pictures of some styles in the 50s that corresponded with your paragraphs. Fashion today is so much different and there are many different ways to style your hair. Without blow-driers and straighteners, our hair styles today would be very different also. It is interesting to learn that this is when clothing started becoming more sexy and risky. Good job.
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