Style Hipsters in clothes of the 50s. Photos of successful images for women and men. Fashion prints

Boys and girls who dressed brighter and more unusual than the bulk of the youth of the middle of the last century were called dudes. Photos of clothes of those years, even today, are a role model for women and young girls. The style of the youth of the 50s continues to inspire fashion designers when creating collections for the runway and light industry.

Characteristics and features of the style of Hipsters

The 40s of the last century were overshadowed by the hardships of the Second World War. The mood in society was reflected in the fashion of those years. The war is over, the time has come to rejoice in the world, and the asceticism and minimalism of the 40s in the 50s was replaced by the fashion for fluffy skirts, bright expensive fabrics and many carefully selected accessories.

The new style was born in the capital of world fashion - Paris. In the Soviet Union, the followers of the new trend were called dudes. Style features are found in most of the models of those years, but in a refined, sometimes exaggerated form, they reign in the clothes of advanced youth.

Fifties new style fashion has some common features:

• Dresses with an accentuated waist and a wide skirt. To add pomp, a puffy petticoat was worn under the skirt.
• Dresses were decorated with a deep neckline, and the abundance of trimmings further emphasized the femininity of the image. Any evening dress of those years was characterized as a hymn to the beauty of the owner.
• The clothes are dominated by bright, cheerful colors and shades. The patterns of fabrics are also diverse, floral prints compete in popularity with "peas", multi-colored checks and stripes.
• Fashionable for those years was the length of the palm skirt below the knee. The belt of the skirt is located 3-4 cm higher than the natural position of the waist, providing a seductive narrowing of the female figure. With such a distribution of proportions, in combination with shoes with heels or girlish ballet flats, the female figure acquires proportions close to ideal.
• Hairstyles are dominated by raised hair, comb and curled curls.

Refined femininity was offered in clothing for various purposes. The image of a satellite of the 50s is also colorful and extravagant.

Stylish wardrobe from the 50s: characteristic features

Hipsters (photos of clothes for women of the 50s of the last century characterize them well) came into fashion after the "new bow" style. The appearance of the style is associated with the collections of the famous fashion designer of those years Christian Dior.

Dresses

A beautiful dress in the 50s became a necessary type of women's clothing. The most common silhouette for a dandy style dress is an hourglass. A slim bodice with a slightly high waist accentuated by a belt is combined with a fluffy skirt. The petticoat was sewn from several layers of fabric, subsequently starchy.

Corset cut lines are back in fashion. In evening and elegant dresses, a previously forgotten whalebone is used.

A woman in such a dress always has success with the male half of society. The role of Lyudmila Gurchenko in the Soviet film "Carnival Night" can be considered an example of the fashion of those years. Wasp waist, sloping shoulder line and flared skirt of the correct length - all this adds up to the ideal image of a Soviet beauty.

The second widespread style of those years (sewn, as a rule, from “polka-dot” fabric) had a skirt narrowed to the bottom. The waist of the fitted dress is a couple of centimeters below the natural position. Everyone remembers the role of Marilyn Monroe in the movie "There are only girls in jazz."

For a woman, the ideal figure was considered to be slightly full by today's standards.

The proportions of the dress of the 50s best "balance" the extra pounds, but only for a figure with a pronounced waist. Modern fashion designers use the proportions of the "new bow" dress to give ideal proportions to a figure with extra pounds.

Skirts

Hipsters (photos of clothes for women of the 50s are kept in every family) dressed very femininely. The right skirt for style goes below the knee or ends in the middle of the shin. This length looks best on a woman in high-heeled shoes. The second positive effect of the Carnival Night style fluffy skirt is that it sways very beautifully when the girl moves.

With the advent of a new style, not only the appearance of a woman has changed, a contemporary of Diora can already afford femininity and softness, she no longer needs to be strong and endure the hardships of a difficult time. High heels are back in vogue, and the seductive curves are achieved by the shaping underwear. A skirt that is tapered downwards suggests a feminine gait and a leisurely step.

The slot on the back panel of the skirt allows you to climb stairs and get into the car beautifully.

Blouses

Seductive blouses were worn to the skirts. Made of translucent crepe-chiffon, they perfectly emphasized the beauty of the owner. Often the sleeves in the ridge area had small folds or gathers, the voluminous head of the sleeve was supposed to emphasize the thin waist and the X-silhouette in the clothes.

In summer blouses, a puffy flashlight sleeve opened his hands. In the flashlight, the top and bottom of the sleeve were gathered. Blouses were richly decorated with embroidery and decorative cut lines. The shirt for girls was also distinguished by its femininity and fit.

In the fashion of the 50s, a deep neckline was allowed, combined with a raised chest and the absence of thinness - this creates, undeniably, a very feminine image.

Pants

For a feminine style, dudes pants were not a common type of clothing. But it is impossible to imagine active recreation with trips to nature without this part of the wardrobe. Several models of that time (pipes, capri pants, bermuda shorts) are distinguished by a slight fit in the hips and narrowing downwards.

The high waist in the pipe pants model improved the proportions, the length was shortened at the mid-calf level. Fit girls wore shorts of moderate length and high waist. The clasps on the trousers were often decorated with trim buttons. The imitation of the clasp at the bottom of the leg was also a finishing element.

Even while retaining a utilitarian role, trousers in the strength of dandies were distinguished by their femininity and the presence of finishing elements.

Jackets

Styles (photos of clothes for women of those years tell about the preferences that existed) complemented the image with a fitted jacket. Forms and types of stylish jackets fit well into a modern wardrobe.

Favorite styles of jackets for fashionistas of the 50s:

Models from fashion magazines from the 50s can be viewed here:

Models of jackets of the 50s still serve as an example of tailor's art.The tailoring of the fitted jackets was complicated and was made exclusively to order according to the client's measurements. Tailors even then embodied any ideas of their clients, making up for the lack of beautiful clothes on the shelves of Soviet Russia.

Colors and fashionable prints on clothes of the 50-60s.

The girls dressed very brightly. In fashion were: orange, wine, shades of red, emerald. A riot of colors emphasized the femininity of the image. Strict gray and black coexisted with bright colors of the palette. Color combinations of the style can be unusual for modern taste: black with yellow or red and yellow.

50s fashion prints can also be seen as a hymn to femininity:

• peas of different sizes;
• poppy points;
• flowers;
• geometric patterns, stripes, cells.

Prints with a large pattern across the entire width of the fabric are very popular. These fabrics are specially designed for a bright, feminine dress.

Fabrics

The chemical industry has not yet had time to endow Dior's contemporaries with fabrics from synthetics fashionable in the 60s. All fabrics are natural, they required ironing and careful handling. For summer wardrobe, natural and artificial silk, linen and fine wool are used. Fabrics such as crepe-chiffon, satin and satin weaves are in fashion.

Winter required a transition to dense woolen fabrics and knitted fabrics. Even woolen dress fabrics were dyed in beautiful complex shades. In the cold season, the female half also tried to look feminine and seductive.

Accessories

The purse was supposed only for the most necessary, neat and small, more often it was a clutch. A small attribute of the style was made in colors of contrasting clothes, or the same color as shoes.

Sunglasses were in fashion. The frame is large, bright colors or horny.

Belt

The emphasis on the waist required wearing a belt. The accessory came in different widths and colors. A wide one was worn by slender girls, a narrow belt emphasized the waist of a corpulent lady. On summer elegant dresses, a satin ribbon was tied as a belt.

Pearl

In the photo of those years, women of all ages from jewelry prefer a string of pearls. Stylish clothing matches well with the soft sheen of natural pearls and their imitation replica. Pearls are everywhere - in beads, in earrings, they are decorated with brooches, a bracelet made of pearls is put on the wrist.

Shawls and scarves

It was fashionable to complement the high hairstyle with a tied bright scarf. Often such a scarf was made of thin gauze fabric. A small scarf was tied with the ends up, a thin large one doubled around the head and tied under the hair below.

Clothing was complemented by natural shawls and scarves, tied or beautifully draped around the neck.

Gloves

Gloves in contrasting colors were in fashion. Both short and long gloves were worn. They served not only to warm the hands, sometimes they were worn solely to maintain style. In smart clothes, there are satin red gloves, they hold attention as well as possible.

The style of dudes in men's clothing is matched by car gloves with open fingers.

Hat

Young people complemented the image with a hat with narrow brims. The colors of such a hat were of a contrasting color to the clothes or repeated one of the colors of the cage of a bright checkered jacket. The girls wore small hats complemented by a veil. A small invisible tablet was attached to the curls of the hair, giving the owner a mysterious and sophisticated image.

Brooches

Beautiful scarves and scarves were fixed with brooches popular at that time. Accessories with flowers or in the form of animals adorned the outfits of young girls. All kinds of cameos and brooches, decorated with semi-precious stones, were very much loved by older ladies.

Footwear

Hipsters (photos of clothes for women speak volumes about the tastes of those years) wore shoes with heels up to seven centimeters high. The shape of the heel was different: stable wide heel or a graceful glass. In summer, ballet flats were in fashion.

Slippers with a thin "semolina" were the prototype of modern Oxfords.

Hair and makeup

The hairstyle always best reflects the style of a particular time.

Along with complex hairstyles, there were also simple options:

• When there was no time or the hair did not differ in volume, they made a bouffant.
• Her beautiful shoulder-length hair was curled into curls.
• Hair above the forehead curled and fit into symmetrical curls, such a hairstyle was called "the corolla of the world."
• Long hair was styled into a high hairstyle. A bow is formed from the hair as a decoration. The second version of the hairstyle for long hair, loose beautiful curls, complemented by a "whisk of the world."
• Girls also wore short haircuts, complementing them with a bright ribbon or a beautiful headband.

At a time when the majority of Soviet women preferred makeup in natural tones, the style followers used very bright lipstick colors. Wine, carrot and bright red were all the rage. The eyes were also highlighted with arrows or the use of multiple tones of shadows.

Examples and ideas for images

Old photographs and films of past years can serve as inspiration in creating the image of those years. The modern film "Hipsters" very successfully conveys the mood and beauty of style outfits.

For girls

An outfit in the style of dandies is a good choice for elegant children's clothing. A girl who is dressed up in bright dresses from childhood will grow up with a developed taste in clothes. Stylish dresses for girls are bright with a cropped bodice. A bright fluffy petticoat peeps out from under the hem of the skirt a bell.

It will be important to make the girl a beautiful hairstyle.

Long styled curls or styling for an adult "bobetta" are decorated with a bright ribbon. White short socks are worn under bright patent leather shoes or sandals. Bright beads and the same wrist bracelet complement the image of a young fashionista.

For boys

Against the background of a strict school uniform, an outfit in the style of dudes will delight the child. An important part of the set will be comfortable pipe trousers. Made of stretch fabric, they will not hinder your child's movements. The color of trousers should be in harmony with the color of a bright shirt and jacket in a bright cage. A bright bow tie or a stylish orange tie completes the suit.

The child's long bangs are placed in the spinner.

For women

It's much easier today to create a 50s fashion style. In Soviet times, there was no such abundance of fabrics of all kinds of colors and different compositions. In order to make a multilayer petticoat, it is enough to take a dense fabric or tulle of high density and the product will not need to be starchy. The required volume is created due to the qualities of the source material.

Under the dress you can wear modern slimming underwear, it is much more comfortable than many years ago.

Stylish style dresses were created on the condition that it would be comfortable to dance in them. Modern stretch silks and satin fabrics are very suitable for garments with this purpose.

For men

The main thing in the image will be pipe trousers. They are small in volume and taper downward. The length should not fall below the bones, thus showing the world bright socks and patent leather shoes. Slim-fit jacket with extended shoulder line. Fabric in a large colored check or stripes.

The shirt should match the image, bright colors and a little volume. In the fashion of those years, an element that survived the style appeared as a Hawaiian shirt. A winter bow can be complemented with a knitted sweater with animal prints in a Scandinavian style. A tie of the then fashionable herring format with bright stripes.

The hair of a young man can be styled in a then fashionable spinner.

Fashion has gone a long way, but replicas are often found on fashion catwalks. Perhaps this explains why for stylized parties and other events in clothes, a stylish style that unites all guests is so often used. Photos of wedding fashion and holiday parties will be doubly interesting in the recognizable style of the recent beautiful past.

Article design:E. Chaikina

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