This is the new figure, declared magazine Vogue, as it defined in the 1950s women fashion
body line clothing 1950s style. You see an
unexaggerated bosom, a concave middle, a close hipline, a seemingly long leg. See it
in the flesh and in the fabric. If you weren't born with this figure, you can achieve it.
In fashion in the 1950s there were new ways to obtain perfect undulations
diet, exercise, massage,
posture, brassiere, corset and, finally, `there is the cut of the new fashions
themselves, with bulk placed one way or another'.
In January 1950 vogue magazine covers celebrated a half century of fashion and clothing,
not realizing
that it had come full circle. In 1950s clothing style fashion, the elusive beauty was back.
The recent past, Vogue advised, should be viewed `with
amused tolerance'.
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1950s glamour Fashion trends was once more about illusion.
Vogue asked, 'What is TASTE?' There were two
new issues in fashion of the 1950s to address class and age, as defined by
1950s dress wear and style such as women rockabilly dresses, evening dress and 1950s prom dresses.
The rules were about to change Realism in
women 1950s fashion designing and mass production of 1950s dresses and clothes now accent personal
qualities rather than birth and
wealth and have made us all sisters under the skin.' Conclusion clothing and fashion of the 1950s
would close up the class and age divide.
Rockabilly fashion style, popular in the 1950s fashion style, is all about being laid back
and edgy at the same time.
1950s fashion clothing style were the casualness and comfort that makes it a
hit to hip and fashionable people of those days.
Rockabilly clothes for womans fashion in the 1950s is best executed with new items
with a modern touch as 1950s fashion trends.
An impressive Rockabilly style fashion
outfit is not complete, of course, without those chunky and decorative belt buckles.
Example 1950s clothing of rockabilly style are retro rockabilly dresses,
rockabilly prom dresses, retro rockabilly clothes 1950s
and rockabilly bridesmaid dresses fashion from the 1950s.
At fashion in 1950s age differences, initially acknowledged, started to dissolve. Women no longer aspired to be 30 years old.
`Young As You Are' style started in March 1950 and was the first time a series of Vogue women glamour 1950s fashion items had
been aimed specifically at the younger women reader. By the mid 1950s Mrs Exeter, Vogue's personification
of middle age chic, stood side by side with her teenage counterpart as she was `invited to parties
of many age groups'. Finally, age became a two way issue in '1950s Clothes with no Age Tag', where Vogue
magazine explained `The fact that 1950s clothes are usually photographed on young, willow
slim models had no more
or less significance than the fact that most window displays are based on elongated plaster-of-Paris
ladies with twelve inch waists and no heads. In each case, the garment shows to its best advantage.
That's all.' The approach to beauty became other worldly. Eyes were re defined wide sweeps of eyeliner flicked out at
the corners, precise eyebrows were drawn and counterpointed by dark lips and porcelain skin. Hair was
brushed, coiffed and set into a sleek shape. False eyelashes were essential, mouths remained closed.
In January 1952 vogue magazine cover suggested additional embellishments to enhance natural coloration: `pearls adding
lustre to the skin, the kindness of dark colours, fresh carnations pinned high on a severe collar'. By
the mid-1950s, mystique was heightened by the addition of a black veil over the face `uncompromising,
it demands a degree of assurance; and as with all veiling, a master's hand with make up'. Long, white
gloves drew attention and made `every movement of the hands a gesture'.
Style of rockabilly fashion has been a strong look since the birth of rock and roll.
Girls 1950s fashion for girls rockabilly clothing or a rockabilly lady could be seen
in A-line pencil skirts, tight fitted cardigans, stiletto heels,
red lipstick and stockings for girls fashion 1950s rock and roll.
Mens rockabilly clothing 1950s or a rockabilly guy might be seen
in drainpipes, zombie slogan t shirts, bowling shirts and braces.
It's obvious rockabilly clothina isn't going anywhere for men or women
with popular bridesmaid rockabilly dresses.
You should expect to see more and more people kitted out in the hottest rockabilly clothing around
The arrival of the serene, distant beauty dovetailed precisely with the renaissance of actress
Gloria Swanson. At 51 years old, and star of over 60 films, she appeared in Sunset Boulevard (1950),
which Vogue described as, `a bitter, brilliant film about a silent-screen idol who dreams of
a come back'. At the age of 43, Bette Davis made her first film in England 'Pastel and pretty,
with a tremendous personality, she once put into a film contract "in the party of the first part,
I will not be required to wear any of those damned floppy hats."'
Invigorated by the new decade, designers continued their experimental line. In September 1950 Paris
focused on the trumpet skirt. The following month, the watchword was 'oblique': Christian Dior's
`oblique' corselet, Edward Molyneux's `oblique' overskirt, Jacques Fath's `oblique' fin-flare
and Cristobal Balenciaga's ‘oblique’ wishbone buttoning positioned on a wool Ottoman suit.
Extract from “Twentieth Century Fashion”, written by Linda Watson. London: Carlton Books Limited, 2003.
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