Types of 1950s Pin Up Clothing
In the 1950s Hollywood starlets and pinups were all the rage. The fashions associated with this era have become an ever-popular fashion style still worn today. Prior to this sudden craze you could only find these fashions in antique malls and vintage clothing store. Today however there are websites dedicated to these 1950s fashions.
- Fitted bodices: Fitted bodices are featured in swimsuit and dress designs from the 1950s. These fitted bodices worked in a similar manner as corsets do. They would pull in tummies and boost the bust. As you may know in the 1950s women were expected to have hourglass figures in which they had tiny waistlines. These bodices created the look of having a tiny waist even if the woman herself did not have a tiny waistline. If you are familiar with Marilyn Monroe's fashions you notice she wore dresses and swim suits featuring these fitted bodices.
- Fitted full skirts: Fitted full skirts feature tiny waistlines and a more A-line skirt shape. These skirts were often worn with crinoline underneath to make the skirt stand out. One of the most popular of all fitted full skirts from the 1950s was poodle skirts. Teeny bobbers of this era often wore these skirts with penny loafers and tight fitted sweaters.
- Headscarves: Headscarves were worn to maintain the integrity of a hairstyle. In 1950s movies you may notice that women who were considered "ladies" wore these headscarves when riding in convertible cars to prevent getting windblown hair.
- Capri pants: Capri pants are popular even today. However most styles worn in the 1950s were often tighter and featured floral or pastel prints.
- Full-length gowns: Full length gowns were popular among 1950s Hollywood royalty. Often starlets would wear these full length gowns to red carpet events complete with fur stoles.
- Pencil dresses: Pencil dresses are the form fitting dresses most associated with 1950s secretaries. Some of these dresses today are called shirtdresses.