Monday, August 31, 2009 4:55 AM
So I started this new hobby a few days ago. Which is researching the 1900s. AND I find that I love 1950s the most! I like their sense of style and Im dying to learn the Sock Hop, a type of dance (also a type of clothes). Its lively and looks like so much fun! Ok, so I summerized all the decades and you might want to read it for fun.
1920s: Woman's clothes became flappy(figureless) and jazz was popular. They wanted to be comfortable, and not to be feminine. It was a statement of who they were.
1930s: Swing and big band became popular. But fashion did not develop, as a result of the Great Depression (a period of time where the economy was bad). Strangely, villians were thought of as celebrities.
1940s: Radio was in but economy was still quite bad and the average American family back then earned only about $1299.
1950s(my favourite!): It was a time of teenage rebellion. Rock and roll, diners and drive-ins got popular. Marilyn Monroe was highly influencial.
1960s: This was the era of the Smiley face! It was so popular that it could be found on anything. Hippies, promoted peace. Men started to wear hair longer and women wore Maxies(long dresses or skirts) and anything and everything had colour. However, there was the occasional undertone of free love and drugs.
1970s: Disco! Platform shoes! Loud colours and dizzy patterns! This was the era of the 'saturday night fever'. Music evolved and became soft rock. Maxi was still popular.