Fashion back in the days... Please help?

Question

During these 3 time periods what were fashion like: 1900-1939, 1940-1969, and 1970-1999.

Answer 1

EEEE Gads who gave you this assignment? They ought to be flogged!! !! Fashions change with much more rapidity than the time line would suggest! Maybe these will help but fashion is best broken down by decades or even better is eight year cycles....

Try This from FactMonster
"1906 Paul Poiret establishes fashion house; creates harem pants; first couturier to launch perfume, "Rosina"
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1913 Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel opens boutique in Deauville, France; revolutionizes and democratizes women's fashion with tailored suits, chain-belted jerseys, quilted handbags; the most copied fashion designer in history
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1914-1918 World War I prompts women to work in factories, offices; women wear pants; military cut influences clothes
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1920s Circa 1920
Women participate in sports, prompting new styles, including the "flapper"



Early 20s
Madeleine Vionnet creates flowing, feminine clothes, including the chiffon handkerchief dress; creates cowl neck, halter top; sets trends in 1930s



Mid 20s
Popularity of rayon causes decline in use of cotton
1926
Knee-length hemlines mark new high

Late 20s
Elsa Schiaparelli opens Paris boutique; pioneers use of zippers, shoulder pads, unusual buttons; favors bright colors, including "shocking pink"
1930 Hemlines drop; then gradually rise
Alix "Madame" Grès becomes famous for elegant draped dresses

Tennis star Rene Lacoste, known as "le Crocodile," manufactures a versatile new tennis shirt. It features an embroidered crocodile, believed to be the first instance of a designer logo to appear on a garment.

1940-1945 World War II forces many Paris couture houses to close

1947 Christian Dior reestablishes Paris as fashion center; revives haute couture; replaces wartime austerity with the glamour of the "New Look" with tight waist, stiff petticoats, billowing skirts

1950 Shoes have pointed toes, stiletto heels

1954 Cristóbal Balenciaga introduces "semi-fit" dresses with soft, round shoulders; is the classic designer of the 1950s

1960s Early 1960s
Pierre Cardin becomes first designer to license his name for various products; is first to create ready-to-wear lines
London boutique owner Mary Quant champions the youth movement; introduces mini-skirt, hot pants; launches Twiggy as supermodel; becomes 1960s most influential 1960s designer


1962
Yves St. Laurent opens fashion house; often uses ethnic inspirations; remains most classic modern designer, heir to Chanel, Balenciaga


Mid 1960s
Influenced by rock music, "Mod" scene makes London major fashion center with fun, revolutionary clothes: bell bottoms, psychedelic prints, wild colors, dresses made of vinyl, paper, cellophane, metal, covered in mirrors; go-go boots; ruffled shirts for men; Nehru jackets; fur vests
Rudi Gernreich creates "radical" fashion - topless swimsuit, see-through blouse, "no bra" look

1968 Calvin Klein begins producing elegant, simple clothes, favoring neural earth tones and luxurious fabrics
Ralph Lauren creates men's wear line; expands into women's wear; favors natural fabrics; designs feature western or country motifs

1970 Known as Halston, Roy Halston Frowick dominates 1970s with pantsuits, sweater sets, form-fitting dresses, knit wear
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1974 Giorgio Armani creates men's wear line; popularizes Italian tailoring
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1979 Claude Montana founds couture house; specializes in leather
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Early 1980s Japanese "school" of designers, including Issey Miyake, Kenzo, Rei Kawakubo, Hanae Mori, enjoy major couture success
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1984 Donna Karan launches line of versatile, casual knits; favors black
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1990s "Anything goes" emerges as fashion credo

Late 1990
Alexander McQueen emerges as daring new designer; features cozy, romantic designs, dresses looking like quilt blankets, rabbit-skin dresses; favors highly theatrical fashion shows, models parade in rings of fire, get doused with paint or water, skate on real ice
Stella McCartney, at Cloé fashion house gains following with daring new designs
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Answer 2

I can only speak from 1953-present. Men wore dress hats and suits on Sunday. with son doing the same but usually bow-ties. Moms had hats with feathers pinned to them and wore glove as did the little girls.Very Ozzie and Harriet.Boys usually had a coonskin cap from TV series about Davey Crockett and cap guns featured fro other stars of the time like Gene Autry, Poncho and Sisco, Zorro, Paladin ( Have Gun ,Will Travel)

Watch " Back to the Future 1", American Graffiti, Grease, Happy days, and you'll just be getting an good idea of fashions. Levis with ankles so tight you could'nt get them over your feet. White sock with red and black stripe around top, black pointy toed shoes, called " Cockroach Killers or "Fence Climbers" penny loafers Brylcream, butch wax, penny candy, 10cent Cokes. List can go on forever. This is just for years up to about 1963-1964. Things changed quick after the Beetles came to the US. Then the pointed toed shoes were called, " Beetle Boots"

Answer 3

1900-1939
People wore very formal outfits, very neat and tidy. Men, wore suits and more proper clothes, women, all dresses and fancy hats.
1940-1969
People wore slightly plainer clothing. Women wore dresses, also poodle skirts, saddle shoes and hot pants. Men wore suits, plain shirts, polos and jeans.
1970-1999
Bell bottoms, hot pants, poodle skirts, jeans, basically a lot of the disco stuff in the early 1970's. Later on, it got more normal, like women, pants and a t-shirt and men, suits, jeans and polos.
Hope this helps!

Answer 4

i just love everything about 40's and 60's