Thursday 14 May 2015

1950

After the war
After the war, men went back to normal work and women were to go back to there normal roles of being a housewife, but this time the women were to be perfectly groomed with their make up and hair with the correct accessories such as earing and gloves.



Christian DiorChristian Dior was a major impact on the fashion of the 50's, with the royals and everyone else embracing his new look he was able to have his big break and help to re-establish Paris back to the fashion capital of the world. Dior was introducing the floral day dress, straight skirt, coolie hats and the high waistline but people were unsure on the high tucked in waist line as many loved it and other were a bit to unsure of it.



The sack dressAfter the 'new look' achieved world domination another new look was around the corner and was to make head lines to. After the tight high tucked in waist line from Dior, people were a bit struck by it and preferred the sack dress which was a over sized dress and wide at the waist to look like a 'sack' which was created by  Cristóbal Balenciaga



The stiletto The stiletto was created by Charles Jordan who created a slim line heel instead of the chunky heel. The stiletto became very famous and fashionable that every women wanted a pair plus they were easy to come by in different colours.


Audrey HepburnAudrey Hepburn was known as a British film and fashion icon in the 50's. She was known for her film's and her beauty and women adored her and aspired to be a woman like her with a striving career and a fashion icon to the world, Audrey Hepburn was an inspiration to women.



Post-warPost-war meant that there was more time for holidays which meant good business for the resort wear. it was already big in America and France and the annual fashion show for resort wear was in St.Tropez. With resort wear starting to grow a new piece of clothing was (introduced in 1947) made which is known as the Bikini for women to be able to show off their bodies and get a real tan.

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