Fashion of the 40s

Beginning of the 40s was only a slight change in fashions to the late 30's visible. Broad shoulders were the ladies are still very popular. However mild or barely covered the knees were worn by the skirts. For the clothing at the neck was considerably high-necked and they remained over the entire decade. Many material remains were at this time combined to tailor a bit old, something new. In the emergency it was just unavoidable.

 

Fashion of the 50s

Very opposite was the fashion of the 50s. They wanted to remember the hard years of war and women no longer wanted to show once more femininity. They wore wide skirts, petticoats and even called narrow pencil skirts. Trousers were worn by women at that time barely. It was oriented to role models such as Marilyn Monroe, Brigitte Bardot or Christian Dior. Also very modern chic blouses and calf-length skirts were. Also bodice were taken back. In men, there was also something new. They wore now Perlon or nylon shirts, just as the gentlemen wore hats of the upper class, whether the coat or a suit. The jeans held their debut. Together with these leather jackets were often worn. Of course, reference was also here on models such as Elvis Presley or James Dean.

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