The 50s

The New Look was big and bold and utterly feminine. Dress skirts were full and busts were padded to accentuate a small waist. The look was inspired by the Victorian era but made shorter and sexier while being modest. Most women were encouraged to fulfill their role as wife, mother, and homemaker and be beautiful doing so. Her appearance was linked to her husband’s success causing a big boom in the clothing industry as women spent more time shopping for the latest fashions.The most popular style today is the full skirt, tea length dress often called a 50s swing dress. The other very classy look was the form-fitting sheath dress often called a pencil or wiggle dress today.