DVF20062: HISTORY OF CLOTHING N A M E : N U R A Q I L A H H A M I Z A H B I N T I M O K H T A R M A T R I C N U M B : 0 9 D F P 2 2 F 1 0 3 4 L E C T U R E N A M E : P U A N E A R N I B I N T I M O H A M E D A Z H A R I 1950'S HISTORY
INTRODUCTION A FEW YEARS AFTER WORLD WAR II ENDED, THE FASHION WORLD SAW SOME NOTABLE CHANGES. THIS WAS A TRANSITION PERIOD WHEN THERE WERE MANY DIFFERENT IDEAS AND DEVELOPMENTS. STRAIGHT SKIRTS, SIMPLE JACKETS, AND VERTICAL LINES WERE EVERYWHERE IN THE 1950S. FASHION IN THE 1950S SAW A CLEAR GENDER DIVIDE. WHILE MEN AND BOY’S FASHION MOVED TOWARDS A MORE CASUAL DAY-TO-DAY STYLE, WOMEN AND GIRL’S FASHION PRIORITIZED ELEGANCE, FORMALITY, AND PERFECTLY MATCHED ACCESSORIES. COUTURE WOMENSWEAR SAW RAPID CHANGE WITH NEW DESIGNERS SUCH AS CRISTOBAL BALENCIAGA AND HUBERT DE GIVENCHY DISRUPTING THE OVERTLY FEMININE SILHOUETTE POPULARIZED BY CHRISTIAN DIOR WHILE NOVEL PRINTS AND COLORS MARKED A PLAYFULNESS IN FASHION FOR BOTH MEN AND WOMEN.
The music of the day, especially rock and roll, reflected their desire to rebel against adult authority. Other forms of 1950s popular culture, such as movies and television, sought to entertain, while reinforcing values such as religious faith, patriotism, and conformity to societal norms. CULTURE LIFE STYLE THE 1950S WAS AN ERA OF GREAT UPHEAVAL IN THE UNITED STATES. BY THE MILLIONS, AMERICANS WHO HAD JUST SURVIVED TWO DECADES OF ECONOMIC DEPRESSION AND WAR LEFT THE CITIES FOR THE GREENERY AND OPEN SPACES OF THE SUBURBS. SUBURBAN TOWNS SPRANG UP LIKE CRABGRASS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WITH THESE INSTANT COMMUNITIES CAME A NEW AMERICAN LIFESTYLE THAT INCLUDED SUBURBAN MALLS, FAST-FOOD RESTAURANTS, TV DINNERS, DRIVE-IN MOVIES, AND AN OVERSIZED, GAS-GUZZLING CAR IN EVERY GARAGE.
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CCLLOOTTHHIINNGGSSTTYYLLEE Women's fashions of the 1950s reflected a complicated mix of conservatism and glamour—a girl-next-door freshness as well as alluring femininity. Women who had lived through the privations of the Great Depression and World War II were now able to afford new styles and embraced them all, from the elegance of grand, sweeping skirts to shorts and trousers. An hourglass figure dominated the look of the 1950s. With cinchedin waistlines and accentuated hips and busts, the style was a decidedly mature one. Despite the mature, conservative look of major designers, a new feeling for casual attire crept onto the scene, as women increasingly began to wear pants, shorts, sportswear, and shoulder-revealing sundresses.
There are two main silhouettes in 1950s fashion the wasp waist with full skirt & the slim fitting pencil skirt. Both are iconic 50s looks that held great influence until 1956 & can be portrayed as super sexy or fun & flirty – all depending on how you wear them SHIHOUETTES
WOMEN FASHION ICON MARILYN MONROE AUDREY HEPBURN The Oscars, 1954 Audrey accepted the best actress Oscar for her role in Roman Holiday wearing a white lace Givenchy dress with a full flared skirt. It's widely considered one of the most iconic Oscars dresses of all time. Monroe breathed new life into the little black dress with this off-the-shoulder version she wore in the 1950 film The Asphalt Jungle. She paired the number with black sheer tights and black heels.
FABRIC Nylon.The first synthetic fabric to be widely available to the public was nylon, an artificial substitute for silk. Nylon was created from three widely available components: petroleum, water, and air. It was created in liquid form and then mechanically made into individual fibers. Nylon was notable both for its strength and durability.
COLOUR Colors. In the 1950s, there were three popular color trends; pastel, Scandinavian, and modern. Pastel color schemes were huge in 1950s décor, with popular colors being pink, mint green, turquoise, pale yellow, and blue
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CLOTHING STYLE Men in the '50s did not only wear trousers, but they also wore shorts. Often, they were pleated and pretty much cut like a pair of dress trousers, but they had bolder patterns – plaids, tartans, checks – in bolder colors. Influenced by “Bermuda style, ” men in the 1950s began wearing shorts more often.
SSIILLHHOOUUEETTTTEESS Gregory Peck in the 1956 Twentieth Century Fox film, "The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit" , after the Sloan Kettering novel of the same name. The story revolves around the facade of middle class life in the 1950s. The titular gray flannel suit is typical of the 1950s business 'uniform' and points out the drab conformity expected of men. The silhouette of mid-late 1950s suits was slimmer and shoulders were no longer padded and extended as they were in the 1940s.
MEN FASHION ICON JAMES DEAN MARLON BRANDO The Red Jacket − Dean wore a red jacket in the movie "Rebel Without a Cause, " which has become one of the most iconic and recognizable pieces of clothing associated with him. The jacket is made of wool and features a black shirt collar and black button-down front. When Marlon Brando rose to fame following the release of A Streetcar Named Desire in 1951, it was (slightly) in part due to his brilliant wardrobe. The reason it was so good? A good bunch of classic basics, at the pinnacle of which stood the white T-shirt. Embrace the crewneck style (a little fitted for full Brando effect) with loose trousers and pumps and you'll be winning the simple style game.
FABRIC Some of the traditional options that come to mind include denim, shirting, tweed, wool, and pinstripes. In general, woven fabrics have been used to create the characteristic structured silhouettes found in menswear. Many of these fabrics are readily available to the home sewist and can add a menswear vibe to garments WOOL DENIM
COLOUR Overall, suits were rather conservative. The most popular color was probably gray, but you could also find blacks or browns or navies in suiting. Generally, the mid to late-50s was a very somber time and we typically saw a gray suit with a white shirt. Suits were rather conservative in the 1950s
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