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Clothing in Australia

By namnam

  • Fashion in 1900

    Popular clothing in 1900 was very covered with a long sleeved blouse and a long skirt covering all skin apart from the face.

  • Fashion in 1920

    Not much had changed apart from dresses became a little shorter and not as covered.

  • Fashion in 1930

    Clothes became even shorter with women wearing skin-coloured tights causes an outrage with men wearing sport themed clothes.

  • Australian Clothing in 1940

    Dresses became knee length with tighter tops, mainly styled with a hat.

  • Australian Clothing in 1950

    Dresses were now just above the knees. They were mainly quite fluffy in the skirt but tight in the top. Sometimes styled with a belt.

  • Australian Clothing in 1960

    Dresses became even short and tighter and the main fashion was either one colour or a pattern of different colours.

  • Australian Clothing in 1970

    Pants were introduced as a more popular style for women with usually flair at the bottom.

  • Australian Clothing in 1980

    Leg warmers, headbands, tight leggings and fluro colours were the trends set in the 80's. Rock'n'Roll and Pop were the big music influences that reflective onto clothing styles.

  • Australian Clothing in 1990

    Dialling down from the 80's denim and patterns were the main trends along with tucking in the shirt into the jeans.

  • 2000's fashion

    Velour tracksuits a la Juicy Couture. Whether an heiress or pop star, young female celebrities popularised the low-rise pants often printed with "Juicy" across the back and matching sweatshirt. The colourful head-to-toe look could be worn for just about any occasion despite its intentionally casual appearance.

  • 2010's Fashion

    Dad Sneakers. Brands including Fila, Balenciaga, Nike, and Louis Vuitton have all capitalised on this unorthodox trend by coming out with versions of their own chunky dad sneakers. The ugly sneaker trend withstand the test of time, being paired with everything from retro style mom jeans to casual dresses.

  • 2020's Fashion

    Trench coats, power shoulders, hot shorts, seventies optimism, lacework, white shirt, draping, pencil skirts and visible corsets.