1. Style

1950s

Everything you need to know about vintage clothing from the Nifty Fifties.

Woman's Fashions of the 1950's
There was nothing too revolutionary or out of the box for women's fashion of the 1950s. There is only one silhouette; the hourglass, and it was shown off in either form fitting clothes or exaggerated shapes made with the help of petticoats, corsets, and brasiers.

Edith Head
Profile of Hollywood costume designer Edith Head

1950's Fashion Newsreel
1950 Balmain fashion show

50s Timeline
The Vintage Fashion Guild's time line of stlyes from 1950-1960

Fifties Web
Fifties Web is a great resource for all things fifties and the fashion section has faboulous color fashion plates to feast your eyes on.

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