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Historical Notes On The Fifties Clothes Types
Whereas the trends in the American style industry through the Nineteen Forties’ were largely influenced by the Second World Warfare and its painful consequences, the 1950s’ witnessed the emergence of latest tendencies within the style trade which were launched with the intention of leaving the past behind and transferring towards a new future with hope and optimism. Towards the tip of the decade, many younger males adopted the more tailor-made, British-influenced Teddy Boy style of gown – excessive-waisted, slim ‘drain pipe’ trousers, long jackets, slim ties and large, shiny pointed shoes called ‘winklepickers’. It was an period like no other for recognizing future style and sweetness icons, too, as newcomers…