Fashion: The Twentieth Century. (The 50's)

Summary
Throughout the 50's there was a large division between people who wanted everything to stay the same, and people who wanted dramatic change. In the early 1900's Paul Poiret balanced out the two different perspectives. He introduced a more "up to date" dress code which changed the whole centires style of dressing. In the 50's the bikini come into play. People (particularly women) were excited to see a normal swimsuit which was sexy enough to be used for swimming. Paul Poiret opened the doorway to a new scence of fashion. Eventually many different designers started to expand on the "50's look", such as Christian Dior. He believed that a woman's skirt length should be 16 inches off the ground. This would give the woman a more classy, sophisticated look. Basically all the women from the 50's wore elegant hats, skirts, and shoes which made them look very classy. The men's clothing was used so they looked really manly. They wore broad shoulders, straight legged trousers, and more shirts tucked in.

Why I like this Style
I like this style mainly because of the way they make the women like. I appreciate that they were able to dress the women in a way that made them look classy and elegant without having to show all their skin. Its nice to see women be naturally beautiful instead of being "so called" beautiful because of showing excessive skin.