The History of Fashion (Part 3) - @iambenavat

In the 1980s, pumps were designed with higher and thinner heels than
in decades before and they became more of a hit. For casual wear,
tennis shoes (both high-tops and standard ankle high shoes) and
leather dress shoes were very popular. Flats became popular too,
especially with working women. By the 1990s, styles had returned to
Earth and the casual look was key. During this decade leather
substitutes became more popular due to environmental concerns, and
cork-soled sandals like Birkenstocks defined the alternative look
early in the decade. Walking shoes had bulkier heels, and gym-type
athletic shoes were most people's every day choice. As with the late
1980s and 1990s, branding became a driving force behind shoe sales.
People would show off their Reebok, Nike or Adidas shoes with pride
and special editions would sell for hundreds of dollars.
AccessoriesFrom the 1920s to the 1990s, accessories have changed
tremendously, but some items like jewelry have always remained
popular. Fashionable hats were highly popular from the twenties to the
fifties and were often an everyday item in a person's ensemble. For
women in the 1920s helmet style, draped hats, cloches, turbans and
pokes were all popular and usually featured a variety of fabrics,
cut-outs, lace accents, feathers or other details. In the 30s, 40s,
and 50s other styles of women's hats were popular as well with berets,
homburgs, bumpers, bonnets, and wider brimmed hats all seeing time in
and wider brimmed hats all seeing time in the spotlight.
For men, bow ties and long ties have alternated their turns in the
favor of fashion. From the twenties to the nineties the length, width,
fabric, colors and patterns of neck ties have varied according to
trends, but they have almost always been a necessity for men's
business dress and formal wear. Men would wear fedoras, golf caps,
automobile caps, Panama hats and other nearly timeless styles of hats
up until the seventies, after which hats became less popular as casual
styles started to dominate the scene. Baseball caps, skull caps,
beanies and other types of casual hats remain popular with men and
offer a way to display their favorite sports teams to the world.
Handbags and purses have also always been popular with women, but the
styles have changed throughout the decades. In the twenties and
thirties, handbags would often be used as vanity bags that featured a
built-in mirror and could be used to touch up one's make-up and hair
while out. In the fifties and sixties handbags became more of a
fashion statement and would coordinate with the type of occasion one
was attending, larger, more practical bags were used for shopping or a
day out with family while smaller, fancier bags would be used for
parties or fancy evenings out with friends. In the seventies,
eighties, and even nineties, handbags and purses became more of a
catch-all with women narrowing their collection down to just one or
two, a more formal bag and an everyday work type bag. Presently, the
type of handbags women own have become even more of a status symbol
than in the past, with designer bags from Coach, Dooney & Bourke,
Fendi, Prada, Michael Kors, Louis Vuitton, Kate Spade, and others
costing thousands of dollars being the only purses women use, and
often the only luxury piece of clothing many women own.
HairstylesShort boyish haircuts were popular throughout the 1920s to
the late 1930s. In the 1940s, hair was often still hid under hats, but
usually was longer and tied in a bun or other up-do. During the Second
World War, scarves and turbans were also popular.