PPT-Fashion Decade- the 1950s

By Caroline Breen Historical Events and Discoveries Color TV Introduced 1951 Historical Events and Discoveries Disneyland Opens 1955 Historical Events and Discoveries Grace Kelly Marries Prince Rainer III of Monaco. History of Fashion. Why we wear clothes!. Earliest Clothing. The earliest clothing dates from about 20,000 B.C. as evidenced by the discovery of sewing needles made of bone and ivory.. Why People Wear Clothes. By: Emily . Altobelli. , Kaitlyn Brown and Katie . Pecorelli. The beginning. The nineteen-twenties was the decade when fashion really kicked off.. Before then fashion was very strict. Everyone dressed similarly and usually very formally.. 1950’s. Name: Teresa Pham. Leigha Bratton. Fashion that was popular in the 1950s. Brightly colored clothes and accessories . Bikini’s were developed. Either form fitting clothes or exaggerated shapes made with the help of petticoats, corsets, and . By Will Wright . 1945. Second world war influenced music across Britain. . . The war influenced fast and often frantic music. From this dances such as the boogie-woogie and the jitter bug were born. . 70s . By: Raven, Sabrina, . Alysa. , and . A. manda . Everyday . Society. Raven and Sabrina . Everyday . Society. Raven and Sabrina . Trends. Raven and Sabrina . Flared Trousers, Bell Bottoms . Trouser Suits. The end of WWII led to an era of wealth & spending in the 1950s:. The war stimulated the economy & ended the Great Depression. High wages, service pay for soldiers, & war bond investments gave Americans money to spend. How does social/historical/cultural context inform the . values. , . choices. and . limitations. of characters in . All About Eve. ?. The 1950s. Conservatism. , . complacency. , and . contentment. OR. By . danny. & . jun. Fashion . Hairstyles . In Australia, the 60’s wasn’t just introduced to major fashion changes, but were also introduced to new hairstyles. A popular hairstyle introduced during the 1960‘s was an up-do called the beehive. Originating in the United States during 1958 as one of a variety of elaborately teased and lacquered versions of “big hair” that initiated from earlier pageboy and bouffant styles. . Changing Styles. Full-skirted dresses were a sign of prosperity after the war. . Wearing pants in public were frowned upon.. Women’s Fashion in the 1950s. Wide-legged, cuffed pants for men reflected post-war prosperity.. Friday, . April 7. th. !. FOR MEN?. PLAID . WAS IN!. CARDIGAN SWEATERS. LUXURIOUS CONTINENTAL PULLOVERS. SPORTS SHIRTS & . SWEATER VESTS. BOWLING SHIRTS. MEN’S. DRESS. FASHION. MEN’S DRESS FASHION. 1990-2000. By the early 1980s, the first generation of Indian fashion designers started cropping up, including . Satya Paul. . However, it was . Rohit. . Khosla. (1958–1994), who became a pioneer in fashion industry, when we founded co-founded Ensemble" in 1987, with . Social Unrest” . ??. “Conservatism, Complacency, and Contentment”. OR. 1. A. . Baby Boom. It seems to me that every other young housewife I see is pregnant.. . -- British visitor to America, 1958. 1. Cover page with title and one representational photo. 2. Historical Events and Discoveries- At least 6 important discoveries or historical events that took place during the era. Pick things that impacted the way people lived.. . (Tuesday, April 25. th. ). The Americans. , Chapter 19, “. ttt. ”…p. 632-663. 1950s . terms. reading. NOTES (PPT slides). History Alive!. . Ch. 41 (p. 532-547) Peace, Prosperity, and Progress.