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How to Do 1950’s Makeup for Beginners
1950s makeup was all about classic elegance and sophistication. Learn about the iconic looks and techniques of this glamorous era of beauty.
1950s Accessories – Fifties Glamour glasses, hats, bags gloves
A look back into 1950s accessories including hats, shoes, and gloves.
1950s Swimsuits Fashion History
A look back into 1950s swimsuits fashion history with real people’s photos.
1950s Pictures of Real People Fashions of the Fifties
A look into real 1950s fashion pictures.
1950s Fashion History 50s Glamour, Dior New Look
1950s is an era of glamours. The British fashion scene in the mid C20th. Dior’s New Look. Norman Hartnell designer of the Queen’s clothes. New fabrics, new hairstyles, new shoes and accessories, new teenagers and new pop idols. Typical 50’s Whitsunday picture of child and teenager in Sunday best clothes.
1950s Wedding Dress – Year 1953 Bride in Short Cocktail Dress Photo
By Pauline Weston Thomas for Fashion-Era.com Jackie Kennedy Wedding Dress 1953 Jacqueline Bouvier married John Fitzgerald Kennedy on 12 Septemeber 1953. She was 24, he 36. They were married in Newport, Rhode Island. Jackie’s wedding dress was a ball gown of ivory silk taffeta with a huge round skirt. The dress created by dressmaker Ann Lowe. …
1950s Teenage Male Fashion History – Teddy Boys
By Pauline Weston Thomas for Fashion-Era.com The Growth of Teenagers as a Market Force in 1950’s Society 1950s Teenagers Until 1950 the term teenagers had never before been coined. Children were known as girls and boys were known as youths once they displayed signs of puberty. Then young people were grown up at 18 and …
1950s Timeline Chart – 1950-1960
By Pauline Weston Thomas for Fashion-Era.com The scientific and mass production advances made during the Second World War meant that the fifties changed forever the way people lived, for example, technological changes in fibres, communication and medicine. The fifties changed all our lives so that we do live differently now. Take a look at some …
1950s Dressmaking Patterns – Glamour Fashion Fifties Sewing Pattern History
Some popular patterns in 1950s fashion were polka dots, stripes, gingham checks, floral prints, and geometric shapes.