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Among the characteristic features of the fashion of the time, the very marked waists stand out, with fitted jackets and belts, midi skirts (below the knee), accessories such as gloves, pumps, pearl necklaces, stoles of fur and hats. -
It is also the pin-up moment. Sweetheart necklines, bare shoulders, high-waisted skirts and pants, and high-heeled shoes. -
combining wide flights or very narrow skirts, in tube. The term pin-up comes from the photographs or illustrations of a movement that already began in the 1920s. -
Designers of that time include Christian Dior, Cristobal Balenciaga, Coco Chanel, Pierre Cardin and Givenchy. These dress the divas of the moment, but also men who will set trends like James Dean. -
Abundant cloth was used. Generous jackets and baggy pants with stripes and turns formed very square and masculine silhouettes. Under his jacket he wore a white cotton shirt and tie. The most conservative wore suits and double-breasted jackets. They destroyed the pinstripe and the gray color in all its shades. -
The handkerchiefs (placed in the upper pocket), leather gloves and hats were the key accessories of the time. Favorite hat styles were Homburg, Fedora, bowler hat, and porkpie. Oxford and Brogue shoes and loafers were used as footwear. Young people wore suede shoes as an alternative to leather -
The austerity of the past years is behind us and the woman of the 50s tries to show off her silhouette. Very pronounced hips and busts, the so-called hourglass silhouette, accessories, such as hats, gloves, clutch bags or pearl necklaces and earrings, and striking makeup for lips and eyes. -
Marilyn Monroe is the icon of the time, along with other big screen divas like Brigitte Bardot. Thanks to the latter and others, the bikini is popularized, which until the mid-50s had been seen as an immoral garment.