Fashion In The 1950's

Fashion itself is a reflection of social, economic, political and cultural changes. In the last thirty years, luxury industries have only cared about getting profit, making quality their second priority. Fashion has also had its share with politics. Starting from 1959, it was a blonde-haired doll with a ‘womanly’ figure, a handsome boyfriend and tailored interchangeable outfits that took the world by storm. Since then, the fashion industry has changed dramatically for dresses, blouses, shirts, skirts and shoes.
While boys played with action figures girls were encouraged to play house with their baby dolls and easy bake oven until March 9th 1959. It was Barbie who captured the hearts of thousands of young girls but also their imaginations too. Barbie had become the biggest selling toy in history with 351,000 selling …show more content…
The Stomp was named after a popular ‘surf dance.’ Teenagers started to rebel against what they observed as their daily lifestyle, and values of their parents. Their clothes and hair started to change to look as a replica of their favourite stars. Teenage girls fashion started to drift from sensible dresses of the 1950’s to disobedient miniskirts. It was accordingly shown as a symbol of sexuality and new-found independence.
When 1960 came, boys changed their hair to replicate the clean-cut boy bands from the 1950’s. The Beatles changed it immediately by changing the style to long hair, thinner ties and tighter jeans. The look was then known as the ‘Mod’. It was the popular look the decade. In the 1960’s, teenagers tested their traditional distinctions by the colour and style of their clothing. Blue denim jeans then came into fashion and were in every teenager’s wardrobe which became a horror to most parents around the world. Both boys and girls went into the fashion of wearing tie-dyed shirts, sandals and