Karina Leon apparel Merchandising and

designspring 2012

Big daddy-older personBig tickle-when someone is really funnyBread-moneyCast an eyeball-to look Not-drift into sleep“Cast an eyeball on that women”“you’re a big tickle”

http://www.newberry.k12.sc.us/mchs/50sSlang.htm

Slang Terms

The famous Pucci opened the Fashion House of Emilio Pucci in 1950

Dresses with no waistline were shownGivenchy presented his first fashion line in

Paris

http://fashion-era.com/1950s/1950s_9_timeline_chart.htm#1951

Movies & Music

http://www.tc.umn.edu/~ryahnke/film/cinema4.htm

Marlon Brando was a great influence he was an actor who inspired the jeans and leather look.

Also Elvis Presley contributed to the 1950s fashion.

Marilyn Monroe also played a part she influenced full shirts and pencil line skirts as well as Stilettos

The influences

http://www.skwirk.com/p-c_s-14_u-189_t-506_c-1873/nsw/history/australia's-social-and-cultural-history-in-the-post-war-period/social-and-cultural-features-of-the-1950s/fashion-in-the-1950s

One famous designer at the time was Christian Dior

Another designer at the time was Coco Channel

http://glamourdaze.blogspot.com/2010/10/1950s-fashion-top-five-designers.html

http://www.fashion-era.com/C20th_costume_history/1940s-silhouettes-1949-1950.htm

It was very formal and elegant it was tight around the mid section to form a slim waist its long and has a tight fit

The most memorable fashion trends would be the puffy skirts and the big hair also cat eye glasses and another big trend was wearing red lipstick

http://vintagefashionguild.blogspot.com/2008/02/rockabilly-then-now.html

Silk and lace and polyester were the mostly used during the 1950’s

http://www.fashion-templates.com/fashion-history-1950s.html

At the time many bright colors were used and grey and brown were very popular as well and pink and red. The most valuable tints were pink and red

http://desktoppub.about.com/od/colorpalettes/l/blcpatomicage.htm

Some of the 1950s trends such as the big hair and skirts were repeated in the 1960 and 1970

http://mycollegepersonaldevelopment.blogspot.com/2010/08/1960s-and-1970s-fashion-and-celebrity.html