1950s clothing

1950’s Brief history of fashion in pictures.

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1950s Vintage Sewing Pattern: B33 Bathing Suit & Skirt (R975) by Simplicity 8271 - #VintageSewing #RetroPatterns #ClassicDesigns #SewingHistory #TimelessFashion#BeginnerSewing #EasyPatterns #SewingForBeginners #StarterProjects #SimpleSewing #FreeDressPatterns #DIYDresses #NoCostSewing #FreePatterns #SewingOnABudget#BeginnerSewingPatterns #EasySewingDesigns #LearningToSew #SewingBasics #BeginnerProjects

~ Circa/Date: 1957 ~ Details: Two style variation DRESS ~ Size/Measurements (Inches): Size: 11 BUST: 31 1/2″ Waist: 24 1/2″ Hip: 33 1/2″ ~ Please Note: ~ You are buying a ‘Professional Digitally Reproduced’ copy of this sewing pattern. Copied from the original sewing pattern. Produced in Full Scale Pattern Pieces […]

~ 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 […]

While men's 1940s business attire moved toward formality, casual style went the opposite way. Ease and comfort blended the lighter business suit style with sports wear established in the previous decades. This merging resulted in sports coats instead of business suits, relaxed button up shirts in new colors, and an explosion of popularity in knitwear

1940s men's fashion for day, sport, or evening was styled to make a man feel "larger than life." During 1941-1945, WWII fabric rations limited cloth to make suits but not style. Middle class men chose basic business suits that haven’t changed dramatically since the beginning of the century. The notorious Zoot Suit with its bright