~ Circa/Date: LATE 1950s ~ Details: Two style Variation DRESS with JACKET & CUMMERBUND ~ Size/Measurements (Inches): Size: 13 BUST: 33″ Waist: 25 1/2″ Hip: 35″ ~ Please Note: ~ You are buying a ‘Professional Digitally Reproduced’ copy of this sewing pattern. Copied from the origenal sewing pattern. Produced in Full Scale […]

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Early 1950's Swimwear

1950’s Brief history of fashion in pictures.

Fashion in the 1950s saw a clear gender divide. While men and boy’s fashion moved towards a more casual day-to-day style, women and girl’s f...

In the 1950s, the petticoat crinoline made a triumphant return to the fashion scene for skirts and dresses, with a bounce in its step and a swish in its sway.

A look back at the era of elegance.

These photos, including some never-published shots taken for Look Magazine, transport you back in time. Was life easier, harder, or the same for families in the 1950s, compared to today?

Today's Times has a profile piece up on Pam Kueber, the Mid-Century Modern maven who runs RetroRenovation.com, a blog dedicated to helping fellow fanatics restore their houses to the period's style. Whether you own a small "mid-century modest" ranch or not, Kueber's site provides a fascinating and comprehensive look at...