BLAST FROM THE PAST -Fifties FASHION

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1950’s period trend was a lot impressed from the late ’40s, the ‘New Look’ by Christian Dior. The type and silhouette of the Fifties may be recognized as female and structured. To provide the outfit an outlined form Ladies wore cone-shaped bullet bras for a protruding bust to stability the hip curve, internet petticoats for enhancing quantity in skirts, and girdles for a flat tummy and outlined hip-shape for an ideal hourglass determine. Couture designs had been now turning into standard with ladies, as post-war Ladies developed extra love for procuring and looking out trendy always.   

DAYWEAR  –

Ladies within the early ’50s continued of their voluminous skirts and clothes. 50’s swing gown was a standard type worn by ladies at residence and infrequently for operating gentle errands however with matching equipment on like jewellery, gloves, hat, or purse. The basic 50’s skirt, Circle skirts had been worn over fluffy petticoats so as to add quantity. Within the late ’50s, voluminous skirts had been getting changed with slimmer skirts, the Sheath gown or Pencil skirts which outlined an hourglass form with a girdle worn beneath. Ladies additionally wore sack clothes and shirt clothes in the course of the day. The 1950 period was well-known for polka dot prints and geometric patterns.

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BOTTOMS –

Within the early ’50s, wide-legged pants had been nonetheless in type, however later Ladies began embracing slender types like cigarette pants as much as ankle size, Capri pants as much as mid-calf size, and pedal pusher pants as much as knee size. Capri pants had been cuffed generally in the identical cloth as the highest.

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EVENING WEAR –

Eveningwear within the ’50s meant extra class and class. Ladies wore knee-length ball robes for an important day and full-length ball robes for a proper event. These Ball robes resembled very a lot the Cinderella robe fitted from the highest, voluminous beneath waist, strapless or off-shoulder type. Wealthy materials like satin, internet, silk, and taffeta had been ultimate decisions for night put on outfits.

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ACCESSORIES –

A girl within the ’50s was all the time dressed her greatest. She cherished styling herself from hair, make-up to equipment matching with the outfit. Ladies matched hats in keeping with the event and magnificence of the gown, coolie hat, pillbox, image type hat, or ballerina hat. For some informal events, a lady would use flowers as a hair accent. Hobo purse made from plastic, straw, cloth, or mesh for the day and clutch to go along with night put on. Cotton gloves had been worn within the ’50s, quick gloves for the day and lengthy gloves for the night. Excessive-heeled courtroom footwear, kitten heels, ballet flats, or stilettoes for footwear with ornamental choices like bow or crystal clips. Pearl, gold, and beaded necklaces had been well-known jewellery decisions within the ’50s.

HAIR AND MAKEUP –

Audrey Hepburn’s Gamine haircut was very talked-about amongst ladies within the 50’s. Some Ladies appreciated to type their hair in Poodle lower. Make-up was easy and pure, pale pores and skin, brilliant lips, and doe-eyed eyeliner.

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