Late 50s fashion

1950’s Brief history of fashion in pictures.

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Nowadays, our beauty routines are often a little bit lax (just throw that hair up into a bun and go), but your '50s fashion and beauty routine would have been a little different — something that becomes apparent when you watch Katharine Hepburn in …

A look back at the era of elegance.

The 1950s decade was one of the first that embraced women wearing shorts for more than just beach wear or for pinup girls. Women's 1950s shorts came in several lengths and styles to fit a variety of leisure activities women enjoyed. The shortest length was the shorties short, followed by an above the knee Bermuda,

~ 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 […]

For centuries women have strived for the perfect hourglass shape. Consequently when Marilyn Monroe arrived on the scene her curves really made her into a worldwide superestar who is revered today just as much as she was back in the 1960's.

Dress from the 1950s

Late 1950's