50s Clothing Style

The origins of 1950s fashion began with Christian Dior’s “New Look,” in 1947. The “New Look” consisted of a below-mid-calf length, full-skirt, pointed bust, small waist, and rounded shoulder line.  

The look became popular post WWII.  At first, the style was not well received by Americans; however, that quickly changed as the trend dominated fashion magazines.  Other styles that became popular during the post-war period were “a tailored, feminine look with gloves and pearls, tailored suits with fitted jackets with peplums, with a pencil skirt. 

 Day dresses had fitted bodices and full skirts, with jewel or low-cut necklines or Peter Pan collars.  Shirt-dresses and halter-top sundresses were also popular.  

Skirts were narrow or very full, held out with petticoats, while poodle skirts were a brief fad.  Gowns were often the same length as day dresses with full, frothy skirts, and cocktail dresses were worn for early-evening parties.  Short shrugs and bolero jackets were often made to match low-cut dresses.

80s Clothing Style

 In the 80s they wore crazy, mismatched and bright clothes. Go to your local thrift store and look around. 

Find anything neon, black and lacy, or just plain wacky, then pair it up with a pair of converse and you have just made yourself an 80s outfit! Some popular styles were tight leather pants, ripped skinny jeans, dark pants, or colored jeans. 

Another popular type of style was wearing polo shirts with a "popped collar", long, off the shoulder sweatshirts, and if you're looking for a dress go for anything that looks big and metallic.

70's Clothing Style

1970's fashion, which began with a continuation of the mini skirts, bell-bottoms and the androgynous hippie look from the late 1960s, was soon sharply characterized by several distinct fashion trends that have left an indelible image of the decade commemorated in popular culture.

These include platform shoes which appeared on the fashion scene in 1971 and often had soles two to four inches thick. Both men and women wore them.

Wide-legged, flared jeans and trousers were another fashion mainstay for both men and women throughout most of the decade, and this style has been immortalised in the 1977 film Saturday Night Fever, which starred John Travolta.

The "disco look", complete with three-piece suits for men and rayon or jersey wrap dresses for women, which the film further popularized, lasted until it was gradually replaced by punk fashion and straight, cigarette-legged jeans.

 Platform shoes gave way to mules and ankle-strapped shoes, both reminiscent of the 1940s, at the very end of the decade.