1950’s Brief history of fashion in pictures.

While men's 1940s business attire moved toward formality, casual style went the opposite way. Ease and comfort blended the lighter business suit style with sports wear established in the previous decades. This merging resulted in sports coats instead of business suits, relaxed button up shirts in new colors, and an explosion of popularity in knitwear

1943-1944 High waisted and pleated pants were worn during this time period. Collars on shirts were flat and men still wore oxfords. (Allison G.)

Rediscover the timeless elegance of 1950s men's fashion. Dive deep into an era that set iconic style standards still revered today.

Images of the 1950s teenage boy bring up pictures of rebellious greasers and outcast nerds. These hardly represent what normal 1950s teenagers wore, which was almost exactly like their father's clothing. The 1950s were the age of boys and girls dressing like smaller versions of adults, yet it was what they wore on weekends and

1950 Sears Spring Summer Catalog, Page 99

Continental Suit- new suits in the 1950s that had shorter jackets, a closer fit through the torso, and rounded, cutaway jacket fronts; this style continued into the 1960s

These tie patterns were still in the catalogs four years later, although the illlustrations changed. Presumably, some of these fabric suggestions went out of style. McCall Necktie Pattern #907, f…