Fashion In The 1950's

Fashion; starting from the 1950’s until the early 1960’s. The 1950’s; an era where both capitalism and communism collided and era that carried the loads of men and blood and the cold and brutal wars of those who seek a better life. One would think, “would women really be thinking about what to wear or what style do they cut their hair in when their brothers, husbands, and children are off fighting a merciless enemy?”

One would presume that the fact that women did consider it quite awfully back then, but started a whole new sense of fashion is an act of cruelty and neglect. But to justify the great movements of fashion back in that day, one must consider the fact that women were lonely, terrified, and simply bored. The women of the 1950’s needed a distraction, an art. And just like theophile Gautier, a great philosopher, once said “art for art’s sake”. There were no end, just means; no happy church Sundays, no celebrations, no men to impress. Women wanted to look pretty for the sake of looking pretty, for themselves. Women started inventing, becoming freer in their choice of fashion, and the idea of “fashion statement”, of by which women expressed their states and opinions through the way they dressed, started to dig its roots. The 1950’ was the glory of fashion

Casual sportswear was an increasingly large component of women's wardrobes. Casual skirts were narrow or very full. In the 1950s, pants became very narrow, and were worn ankle-length. Pants cropped to mid-calf were houseboy pants; shorter pants, to below the knee, were called pedal-pushers. Shorts were very short in the early '50s, and mid-thigh length Bermuda shorts appeared around 1954 and remained fashionable through the remainder of the decade. Loose printed or knit tops were fashionable with pants or shorts. They also wore bikinis to sport