1950's Fashion Trends

The 1950s were a more glamorous time. Throughout the years our view of fashion has drastically changed. These days boys and girls alike wear casual clothing like jeans and sweatshirts ,but back then that was not acceptable. In the 1950s, women commonly wore skirts and dresses. Most of the time shorts, capris, and pants were saved for casual picnics or playing outside. Even around the Other than that dresses were the way to go. Another trendy women’s fashion from America were trench coats. Other form fitted coats like the high-waisted coat (1958) were also a popular trend. In the late fifties, more big boxy coats came into fashion. Coats almost always had a matching dress to go with it. Women’s swimwear was much more conservative than it is today. Bikinis were not common, and most swim suit bottoms covered the belly button. Men’s fashion remained simple and is similar to men’s fashion today. Men almost always …show more content…
Women almost always wore gloves. Popular colors for gloves were white and cream. Gloves were commonly made from leather, cotton, and nylon. A popular accessory among men and women alike were hats. Hats were a common accessory and varied in shape and style. Berets with pompoms were a common choice for females. While men tended to stick to more business hats like the fedora. For shoes most women wore kitten heels or stilettos. So much so stillettos were banned in certain buildings because of the damage they caused to the floor. Umbrellas also had heel like spikes that were usually about 6 inches on the top. They were a method of self defense for a woman walking around alone. If someone tried to hurt or rob the woman the woman would simply hit the person with the umbrella spike. Some umbrellas still have these spikes today. Almost like how people today have pepper spray. Another popular accessory was a pair of winged glasses. These glasses were targeted towards women and were usually adorned with glitter or