How to Create a '50s Costume for Men

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"1950s easy, easy to do here for men we're going to start it off with your basic high school letterman sweater kind of fellow. As you can see, we've chosen a tee shirt here with a V-neck and if you have the chose I will try to do a V-neck verse a curve neck. They're going to be a little bit more period for you. You as well can do a polo shirt or a men's button up shirt as well. Always remembering that pink was wonderful in the 50's and if you have that chose I would suggest going with a lovely pink shirt. Easily make something like this at home finding yourself a button up sweater. Try not to find pull over but a button up is better and then simply just making any kind of letter that you want out of a piece of felt either gluing it on or stitching it on whatever your preference of chose is and that's an easy fix for a letterman sweater. You can finish it off with a pair of jeans and as well a pair of either black calf boots which are very period for that time period or a pair of high tops or kid like sneakers or if you have them bowling shoes, those are always a good look as well for this time period. Rolling the bottom of the pants is good a little detail to add as well and if think of it, I would suggest some kind of nice hair cut is appropriate for this time period. So, if you have it with in your means, cut your hair. Definitely get the nice clipper short style known for the 50s and there you have an easy letterman 50s attire to wear to any type of event that might call for that. Another easy, easy look to do is the bad boy of the 50s. Marlon Brando and a few other fellows brought this look meaning very popular Grease as well kept us very much in the spirit of the Greaser. So, let me show you that very easily to accomplish. You'll certainly want to do it with a pair of jeans rolled at the bottom, a pair of calf boots are as definitely a feature though it can done with a pair of kids. Try not to do a pair of bowling shoes with the greaser look not quite appropriate definitely the white tee shirt. You want to make sure to keep the V-neck as well and then of course adding the leather jacket always a must for every greaser not jean but leather. You can do the leather style in two different ways. You can do it as seen here as a slim no pocket narrow style collared with a long waist or you can do a more of a waist chain zipper leather jacket as well. Both are appropriate but to show you the most popular hair style of the 50's, we're going to show you the pompadour with a little bit of the duck back. To start it off, you want to make sure that the hair is heavily gelled and what not you want to make sure that you use a thick heavy weight gel as well. So, that it acts very much like the gel of the time period. You also want to use perhaps a round brush. You can use just a regular brush or a comb whatever you have lying about if you have a chose try to use a round comb. This will help over extend and enhance your pompadour in the front. So, once you have gotten your front section there, you want to pull it forward to redirect to give yourself some excellent height and with that add some heat. Everything can be accomplished with a little bit of the right tools. So, just remember when you're working with the blow dryer and the hair to keep it rolling both making good pompadours in the front alright let's spend you around Cody. Now, let's work on the back. This is our duck tail. You want to make sure that you have all those little hairs all gelled up with your nice thick gel. So, you leave all that hair right down the middle bring the stuff to the side. Making a nice duck's butt in the back. Of course keeping the comb for your back pocket to add a photo opts to give you the nice slick back look is an excellent prompt to bring with you, wallet chains or something that was around as well and yeah I think that would finish you off for a wonderful greaser look."