About 1950s Women's Fashion

Series Summary

Humans have always used clothing as a means of expression. In today's world where fashion tends to be rather limited by mass production standards, some of us may wish to reach out to different styles and unique looks of our past. In doing so, the real hepcats turn toward the fabulous world of the 1950s. As they say, the classics never die, and it is easy to understand this when we look at the famed look of James Dean or Marylin Monroe. And, who can forget the smart style of Lucille Ball? These legends are permanently etched into our collective consciousness with their leather jackets, pin skirts, and full silhouette dresses. So, flip on some threads, and start your own subterranean 50's fashion.

In this free video series, learn how to dress in retro 1950's fashion. Our expert, Maia Kushick, teaches you about fashion in the 1950s. Learn how to apply 1950's makeup, and learn how to create 1950's hairstyles. If you are looking for dress, she also shows you how to pick classic 1950's styles. Maia even gives you tips for shoes and accessories. So, if you are into 1950's women's fashion, this free video series is perfect for you. Learn how to dress retro 1950s style today!

Video Transcript

"Hi, today we're going to talk about how to dress retro regarding the '50s era. Now the '50s follow the end of World War II where there had been rationing on all sorts of things including fabric. And so women's style really sort of exploded in terms of fashion and fabric use in the '50s. There were two main periods. The early '50s focused on more of like a poodle skirts look, the kind of thing you think of when you think of maybe the movie Grease, and the latter part, which moved toward the more streamline, hourglass look with pencil skirts, similar to what I'm wearing now. So we're going to talk about that, we're going to talk about accessories, shoes, dresses, all sorts of different things that people wore in the '50s. A lot of the elements of style that were initially introduced in the 50s are still really popular today. So you might find yourself dressing retro but actually fully in style for what comes off of the runways today. The '50s is really a great decade as far as classic style looks and classic style pieces. So we're going to go through all of that, in addition to jewelry, in addition to shoes, anything you could really want to know about dressing in the '50s."