{"id":408994189,"date":"2012-07-31T16:38:14","date_gmt":"2012-07-31T20:38:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/?p=408994189"},"modified":"2020-03-14T15:51:05","modified_gmt":"2020-03-14T20:51:05","slug":"1950s-fashion-easy-outfits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/50s\/1950s-fashion-easy-outfits\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Easy Ways to Wear 1950s Fashion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fashions of the &#8217;50s were more varied than ever before especially considering movies, magazines and television were introducing new looks faster than you can say <em>Fifties Fashion <\/em>ten times fast!<\/p>\n<p>The typical &#8217;50s lady either purchased her favorite fashions made ready-to-wear from a department store or small boutique or if \u00a0handy with a sewing machine, she chose to make her favorite style of the day using patterns included between the pages of popular women&#8217;s magazines <em>Vogue<\/em> and <em>McCall&#8217;s.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Thus, the amount of &#8220;trends&#8221; from the decade are much greater than that of previous eras and it takes some simplification to easily rock <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fashion-era.com\/1950s\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8217;50s fashion<\/a> in your modern life!<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->I believe that every woman can channel some fifties into her wardrobe &#8212; and fast! &#8212; using these three easy suggestions of what to wear for definitive &#8217;50s style.<\/p>\n<p>My\u00a0mid-century\u00a0fashion picks are below &#8211; but what do <em>you<\/em> like most about this vintage style era?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Let me know by leaving a comment below, or\u00a0by\u00a0saying hello on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/sammydavis22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sammydavisvintage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow 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aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\" role=\"button\"><label for=\"item-649112fbaab16\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><input  type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item-649112fbaab16\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-visibility-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/50s\/1950s-fashion-easy-outfits\/#1950s_FASHION_WESTERN_STYLE\" title=\"1950s FASHION WESTERN STYLE\">1950s FASHION WESTERN STYLE<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/50s\/1950s-fashion-easy-outfits\/#1950s_FASHION_SHIRTWAIST_DRESSES\" title=\"1950s FASHION SHIRTWAIST DRESSES\">1950s FASHION SHIRTWAIST DRESSES<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/50s\/1950s-fashion-easy-outfits\/#_1950s_FASHION_FULL_SKIRT_DRESSES\" title=\"\u00a01950s FASHION FULL SKIRT DRESSES\">\u00a01950s FASHION FULL SKIRT DRESSES<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/50s\/1950s-fashion-easy-outfits\/#MORE_1950s_FASHION\" title=\"MORE 1950s FASHION\">MORE 1950s FASHION<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-408994193\" title=\"1950s-squaw-squaredancing-dress-midnight-maniac\" src=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/1950s-squaw-squaredancing-dress-midnight-maniac.jpg\" alt=\"1950s square dancing dress\" width=\"540\" height=\"810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/1950s-squaw-squaredancing-dress-midnight-maniac.jpg 540w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/1950s-squaw-squaredancing-dress-midnight-maniac-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/1950s-squaw-squaredancing-dress-midnight-maniac-400x600.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>THE STYLE:<\/strong> Western wear fashions inspired by the Great American West and Native American designs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>FUN &#8217;50s HISTORY:\u00a0<\/strong>Square dancing dresses, fringe jackets, snap button shirts and tooled leather purses were all the rage in the &#8217;50s because Westerns like\u00a0<em>The Lone Ranger<\/em> and <em>The Roy Rogers Show<\/em> were some of television&#8217;s big hit shows. By 1959, there were 26 Western themed shows airing during TV&#8217;s prime time!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"1950s-fashion-western-style-clothing\" src=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/1950s-fashion-western-style-clothing.jpg\" alt=\"1950s fashion western style clothing\" width=\"540\" height=\"402\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>&#8217;50s\u00a0Snap Button\u00a0Western Shirt &amp; &#8217;50s Square Dancing Skirt Available from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Hinesite-Vintage\/173060102732831?ref=ts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Hinesite Vintage\u00a0<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Also, American designers sought inspiration from Western style and Native American fashions to differentiate themselves from European designers. Post World War II saw a rise in American design and for the first time ever, American fashion wasn&#8217;t solely dictated by the\u00a0couturiers\u00a0of Paris.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MORE ON THIS LOOK:\u00a0<\/strong>The square dancing dress (shown on Midnight Maniac ) was an invention of American design and especially popular with the &#8217;50s lady living in Southwest America because it fit with the area&#8217;s more casual dress code.<\/p>\n<p>First coined a &#8220;Squaw&#8221; dress, the style&#8217;s original name isn&#8217;t used much today because to some, squaw is used as a derogatory term for a female Native American. Thus, vintage sellers and buyers prefer calling the dress a square dancing, patio, fiesta, kachina or tohono depending on its type of metallic threaded rickrack.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1950s_FASHION_SHIRTWAIST_DRESSES\"><\/span>1950s FASHION SHIRTWAIST DRESSES<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-408994191\" title=\"1950s-shirtwaist-dress-elegant-musings\" src=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/1950s-shirtwaist-dress-elegant-musings.jpg\" alt=\"1950s shirtwaist dress with parasol\" width=\"540\" height=\"813\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/1950s-shirtwaist-dress-elegant-musings.jpg 540w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/1950s-shirtwaist-dress-elegant-musings-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/elegantmusings.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elegant Musings<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>THE STYLE:<\/strong> It&#8217;s one half dress, one half shirt. Put the two together and you&#8217;ve got yourself a shirtwaist dress, which was probably the most popular and mainstream style to come out of the 1950s.<\/p>\n<p><strong>FUN &#8217;50s HISTORY:<\/strong> Tune into <em>Leave it to Beaver<\/em> and chances are you&#8217;ll see June Cleaver rocking a shirtwaist dress with pearls while she bakes, cleans and runs a household full of boys!<\/p>\n<p>Late &#8217;40s and &#8217;50s magazine advertisements showed women wearing a shirtwaist dress while using the era&#8217;s new and improved home appliances (vacuums, washer\/dryers, refrigerators), which encouraged women to want the style because it represented the idealized suburban life as a happy mother and a wife.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"1950s-fashion-shirtwaist-dress\" src=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/1950s-fashion-shirtwaist-dress.jpg\" alt=\"1950s shirtwaist dresses from hinesite vintage\" width=\"540\" height=\"404\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>&#8217;50s Green\u00a0Shirtwaist Dress &amp; &#8217;50s Pink Shirtwaist Dress Available from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Hinesite-Vintage\/173060102732831?ref=ts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Hinesite Vintage\u00a0<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The shirtwaist dress had a resurgence in the &#8217;80s, but not without some crazy prints and colorways to differentiate the styles. See how I wore an <a href=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/80s\/1980s-dresses-trends\/\">&#8217;80s shirtwaist dress<\/a> from Olive&#8217;s Very Vintage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MORE ON THIS LOOK:<\/strong> More photos of Elegant Musings&#8217; classic <a href=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/50s\/1950s-dress-shirtwaist\/\">&#8217;50s shirtwaist style<\/a> and how she styled it four different ways!<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"_1950s_FASHION_FULL_SKIRT_DRESSES\"><\/span>\u00a01950s FASHION FULL SKIRT DRESSES<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-408994190\" title=\"1950s-hinesite-shirtwaist-dress-sammy-davis\" src=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/1950s-hinesite-shirtwaist-dress-sammy-davis.jpg\" alt=\"1950s sunflower dress\" width=\"540\" height=\"813\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/1950s-hinesite-shirtwaist-dress-sammy-davis.jpg 540w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/1950s-hinesite-shirtwaist-dress-sammy-davis-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>THE STYLE:<\/strong> Full skirted dresses &#8212; the type that are oh-so-forgiving of every woman&#8217;s butt, hips &amp; thighs!<\/p>\n<p>Fitted on top with an A-line flare, the quintessential &#8217;50s dress has a\u00a0silhouette\u00a0of fullness that flatters any body type with (read: not tight!) coverage of your lovely lower half.<\/p>\n<p><strong>FUN &#8217;50s HISTORY:<\/strong> The tubular skirt styles of the &#8217;40s were required by law to conserve fabrics for the war. The less-is-more styles remained until the early &#8217;50s, when Christian Dior&#8217;s &#8220;New Look&#8221; of the perfect hourglass\u00a0silhouette made the use of more fabric for dress production a fashion trend requirement.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"1950s-fashion-full-skirted-dresses\" src=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/1950s-fashion-full-skirted-dresses.jpg\" alt=\"1950s fashion fuil skirted dresses from hinesite vintage\" width=\"540\" height=\"405\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>&#8217;50s Floral Full Skirted Dress &amp; &#8217;50s Pale Yellow Full Skirted Lace Dress Available from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Hinesite-Vintage\/173060102732831?ref=ts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow  noopener\">Hinesite Vintage<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The full skirted dress is so quintessential &#8217;50s because it&#8217;s conservative chic. In other words, you&#8217;re not seeing fabric stuck onto a girls butt, hips and thighs in this look.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MORE ON THE STYLE:<\/strong> More photos of me wearing this full skirted dress style, plus other fabulous\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/50s\/50s-dresses-styles\/\">&#8217;50s dresses<\/a> from Hinesite Vintage.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Thank you to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Hinesite-Vintage\/173060102732831?ref=ts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Hinesite Vintage<\/a> for loaning the vintage clothing in some of these photos.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-408993098\" title=\"hinesite-logo\" src=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/hinesite-logo-e1337865549916.jpg\" alt=\"hinesite vintage logo\" width=\"217\" height=\"144\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-408994199\" title=\"hinesite-vintage-store-lancaster-pennsylvania\" src=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/hinesite-vintage-store-lancaster-pennsylvania.jpg\" alt=\"hinesite vintage store lancaster pennsylvania\" width=\"540\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/hinesite-vintage-store-lancaster-pennsylvania.jpg 540w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/hinesite-vintage-store-lancaster-pennsylvania-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Hinesite Vintage is located at 24 West Walnut Street in Lancaster, Pennsylvania<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"MORE_1950s_FASHION\"><\/span>MORE 1950s FASHION<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><strong>&#8217;50s FASHION:<\/strong> Why You&#8217;ll Feel Like a Lady Wearing <a href=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/50s\/1950s-womens-style-trends\/\">&#8217;50s Style<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>HINESITE VINTAGE:<\/strong> My <a href=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/50s\/50s-dresses-styles\/\">&#8217;50s Dresses<\/a> Photoshoot with This Vintage Store<br \/>\n<strong>CELEBRITY:<\/strong> How to Dress Like a &#8217;50s Style <a href=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/50s\/marilyn-monroe-clothing\/\">Marilyn Monroe\u00a0<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>STOP STARING:<\/strong> At This <a href=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/50s\/1950s-style-wiggle-dress\/\">1950s Style Wiggle Dress!\u00a0<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>PLUS:<\/strong> Where to Buy<a href=\"http:\/\/www.stopstaringclothing.com\/sunshop\/1950s-clothing-26-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> &#8217;50s Style Clothing<\/a> from <em>Stop Staring!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fashions of the &#8217;50s were more varied than ever before especially considering movies, magazines and television were quickly introducing new looks. Thus, the amount of &#8220;trends&#8221; from the decade are much greater than that of previous eras. I believe that every woman can channel some fifties fashion into her wardrobe &#8212; and fast! &#8212; using these three easy suggestions of what to wear for modern vintage style. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":408994190,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"categories":[3067],"tags":[3098,3096,3097,3146,2389,2393],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/408994189"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=408994189"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/408994189\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/408994190"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=408994189"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=408994189"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=408994189"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}