Women dressed conservatively or as the say “smartly” in the Fifties. Every inch of a woman must be a lady from her talk to her walk and to her style. From the time of birth a girl was taught to be a lady. (But this generation called the baby-boomers would soon rebel against conservationist ways in their teens.) For a woman, to have a complete look they cannot leave the house without t

heir heels, pearl necklace and gloves, that could range from short to all the way up the arm. The dress was a big part of the style in the Fifties. There were many forms and styles of dresses including a swing skirt. Usually a petticoat is worn underneath to give a puffy look. This very popular style held many form; one being known is the poodle skirt. Another type of dress was called the pencil style. It was more of straight line down dress and would curve the body shape to attain the hourglass figure. Younger girls did not wear this type of dress, because it was said to be too provocative. Underneath a girdle was placed for one because it was necessary to acquire the perfect 8 by squeezing the stomach in and pushing the bust up and the hips out. Having a thin waistline was a major part of the style. Swing skirts and pencil dresses were often worn to shop or go out to eat, but rarely to parties, these styles were more for casual occasions, but girls nor women would ever dress down in front of the public. If a woman wanted to wear something around the house they may put on a wrap dress or a simpler swing skirt. Women did not go around doing housework in dresses wore with pearls and heels like they portrayed on television.

Fads and Slang is another thing that characterized the 1950s. Slang, used by many of the teens, came in and out as it pleased. Many words, like the word “cool”, stayed for many ages to come. The older teens didn’t want to sound like the younger teens so therefore they made up many different slang words to feel “cooler”. Many fads included poodle mania! They had ceramic, plastic, pink, white, and black poodles! They could cook with a poodle, decorate with a poodle, store things in a poodle, and t

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