FMAD 1110: Fashion Fundamentals Textbook: 1950s Fashion

• "I love Lucy" TV show era and Doris Day movies/ads.

Image Source: Lucille Ball

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• Rosa Parks is a prominent figure during the civil rights boycotting movement.

Image Source: "Rosa Parks defies segregation on Alabama bus" by Chris Green is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.

• Elvis Presley music is popularized.

• Barbie doll fashion icon emerges (1959).

Image Source: Capitu (ou Marcela) A cara de má da primeira Barbie

• Grace Kelly American actress becomes Princess of Monaco in 1956.

Image Source: Grace Kelly

• Full-skirts (what influence on the left would make full skirts go swoosh?), stilettos, poodle skirt (Fun Trivia: Guess which person on the left owned a black poodle named Oliver?), ballerina shoes, sports jackets, and jeans (why were jeans more popular--think back to what happened a decade earlier?) are popular fashions.

• Prominent Fashion Designers include Chanel, Dior, Charles James (see below). Which person(s) on the left would probably have worn these garments and why?

Image Source: "Various Charles James gowns" by C-Monster is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0.