Fashion in the 40s

Fashion in the 40s

A  B  C  D  E  F  H  I  J  K  L  M  P  R  S  T  W  Z   // // Fashion in the 40s was certainly affected by World War II. The war puts fashion on hold, but the postwar leisure class makes up for it. Girls look just like Mom in identical outfits, while the boys dress up in Eton suits for business, playsuits for pleasure. The sporty hit the shore in ...

Dungarees

Dungarees

Dungarees or "overalls" actually became fashionable for a time in the eighties. Originally a few hundred years ago "overalls" or "overall trousers or "bib-and-braces" were used to avoid messing up your shirt and trousers at work.   The one-piece work overall arrived in the early 20th century, in tough cotton or in linen, to fit over a shirt ...

Fashion in the 90s

90s-fashion

A B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W   // // A little something for everyone. Depressed? It always rains in the grunge world of flannels and army surplus. Angry? Let it out, you riot grrrl, with a little body piercing. Just wanna dance? Pick your flavor: hip-hop's got the street covered, and raves are cutting loose underground. A Acid wash - stonewash - distressed ...

Fashion in the 80s

80s fashion

A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  Z  8  // // Fashion in the 80s was full of colour as new wave washes away the fashion debris left by disco. Neon is the newest color of the rainbow, designers get crazy with jeans, and legs everywhere are getting warmer. Put on a headband and get physical, 'cause the metal is getting heavy and the spandex ...

1970s Fashion Icons

1970s Fashion Icons

So when the seventies hit the high street, who was it having the big fashion input. Which seventies icon effected your fashion sense? Here are some famous fashion icons we think you may remember from the groovy decade Farrah Fawcett The seventies fashion icon Farrah Fawcett defined a generation of beauty queens with her bouffon beach-blond hair has to ...

Fashion in the 50s

Fashion in the 50s

A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  R  S  T  W   // // The teenage lifestyle is born, and with it come bobby socks and boppers, poodle skirts and pompadours. But if all that rock and roll is too much, you can still take the high road as a square or Peggy Sue. Just stay away from those creepy beats. Those cats are weird, dig? A Ankle bracelets Apache ...

Drainpipe Trousers : Fashion

Drainpipe Trousers : Fashion

Back in the 50's fashion and early 60's the beatles trousers were the thing to imitate. Every lad had a pair of drainpipe trousers. It all started back in England where the "Teddy boys" addopted it as part of there uniform. Drainpipe Trousers - Good Times from the 1960s The trousers were normally made of lightweight 100% ...

1964

1964 Nostalgic Year

1964 was a leap year that saw Martin Luther King, Jr receives the Nobel Peace Prize, James Bond released his third outing with Goldfinger along with all the merchandise and comedian Harry Hill was born in 1964. The Summer Olympics were held in Tokyo, Japan. Meanwhile Roald Dahl was busy writing Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in 1964 If you were ...

1963

1963 Year

A 1963 Holiday took place around the country by driving around in your Volkswagen camper van. The Beatles couldnt seem to do anything wrong as everything went to number one. You probably started your day off before school in 1963 with either Cocoa Puffs,Cocoa Krispies or  Capn' Crunch cereal Hergé's Adventures of Tintin first became an animated cartoon in 1963, and while the ...