1950C: Brilliant Era of Dress

Fashion is the epitome of the times. In the 1950s, European dresses were like turmoil. This era is very special. Europe is at the end of World War II. The cost of war is huge and the people are living in poverty. At this time, the United States is the beginning of mass culture: Hollywood, music, entertainment, the invention of television, washing machines, and the pursuit of holiday life Constitute this interesting era.

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After the end of World War II, influenced by the United States, European clothing is no longer dominated by pre-war men's military uniforms and women's work clothes. The basin collar and large lapel soften the lines of the neck and shoulders. Peter Pan received the ruffle decoration instead, which is also called the doll collar, which comes from Peter Pan's classic clothes. This flat round neck was originally used in children's wear design, but since the 1950s, this neckline design has been used in adult women's wear. The neckline is made of knitted fur. The old pleated skirt and large skirt hem have been adjusted into a pleated A-line skirt, and the length has also been shortened accordingly, making the wearer move more freely. The thin belt is a piece worth investment, which indicates the waistline.

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The most important turning point was that on February 17, 1947, Christian Dior launched a series of fashionable clothes named "Corolla" in Paris, which truly ended the Second World War with a "New Look", and restored the beauty and tranquility of people's hearts that had suffered from the war.

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The tuyere of European dress has changed again. The rapidly folded waist highlights the contrast with the curve of the chest. The skirt with the length of the lower leg is made of black wool dots with fine wrinkles and a finely trimmed shoulder line. A large amount of cloth is used to shape the smooth and round lines. The sleeve length is usually to the center of the forearm, which is called a 3/4 sleeve, and lined with long gloves. The chest is connected with a thin waist, and the wide skirt supported by the skirt is longer than the calf belly, with thin heels and high heels.

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There are two kinds of skirts at this time, one is tightly wrapped, and the other is a slightly loose pleated flare skirt. The pleated flared skirt is very expensive and difficult to promote in famine Europe, so it became popular in the United States. The long coat that is loose and over the knee is also the landmark clothing of this season. However, leather or other crisp fabrics are often used to create a strong line, and the belt is also used to highlight femininity, which echoes the sleeveless waist dress inside. Large flowers, stripes, or dots are the mainstream design elements, which also inspired the popular dress in the next decade.

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The girls who have experienced the war ushered in the spring of fashion after the war. They yearned for the change of clothing and were moved by the elegant and soft female lines and luxurious and gorgeous materials of the "New Look" series launched in due time. Appreciation of retro feelings is often based on the background of the times, and we can better understand the significance of dresses in that era by understanding their stories.