1950 style

1950’s Brief history of fashion in pictures.

~ Circa/Date: LATE 1950s ~ Details: Two style Variation DRESS with JACKET & CUMMERBUND ~ Size/Measurements (Inches): Size: 13 BUST: 33″ Waist: 25 1/2″ Hip: 35″ ~ Please Note: ~ You are buying a ‘Professional Digitally Reproduced’ copy of this sewing pattern. Copied from the original sewing pattern. Produced in Full Scale […]

Women in the 1950s were the first to embrace pants for a feminine figure. While the women in the 1940s loved their man tailored slacks, they were gradually losing favor in the 1950s for a more ladylike style. Women's 1950s pants were taboo on TV. 1950s women were secretly wearing pants at home, but it

In the 1950s, the petticoat crinoline made a triumphant return to the fashion scene for skirts and dresses, with a bounce in its step and a swish in its sway.

A look back at the era of elegance.

The gray days of winter have me looking forward to spring and lighter/brighter clothing. I scanned these from a 1949 insert of the pattern department of the Philadelphia Inquirer. The green ensemble with matching beret in the first picture has my name all over it. I love the color combination. While the 30s is my absolute favorite era, there are so many things I love about the designs of this time period too. So pretty!

The biography of Christian Dior

Posts about 1960 written by carlahoag