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**FASHION **

== The fashion and style of the 1950's continue to influence the designers of today and this site serves as an introduction to the designers of the Fifties and how they shaped the lifestyles of the post war years. The current revival of interest in this decade is evidence of the need for a return to the elegance of designs of everything from clothes to motor cars. ==



During the day, women often wore straight sheath dresses. Typically, these dresses were fitted and made out of satin cotton. The dresses were sleeveless, and has a "classic" look to them During the early 50's, these dresses were very conservative in the neckline area. When the 1960's came around, these dresses were cut in a more daring way, exposing more of the neckline with a scoop neckline design. Hour glass suits also became very popular for women during the 1950's. Often, the jacket was fitted and worn along with a full skirt or pencil skirt. Narrow pencil skirts exploded in popularity during the 1950's with women. Often, these suits were created with a "draped" look and women often wore a beautiful scarf at the neckline with such suits. In addition, women often wore Juliet caps or small hats with these types of hour glass suits.