The History of Fashion (Part 5) - @iambenavat
Fashion in the part 5 of the History of Fashion.
After World War I and until about the year 1942 men's wear was fairly
relaxed and less formal. For example, softer collars were worn during
this time period. Sleeveless sport shirts became popular and were worn
with white pleated trousers and a belt. Celebrities in the 1920s and
1930s would sometimes combine casual pieces with formal pieces for a
new look. Evening wear such as the double-breasted white cotton pique
was also worn during these decades, as well as day suits with wide
lapels. These suits were worn with accessories such as wool tie, black
trilby hat, or black gloves. Black leather shoes were also made
popular during this time as well. Wide lapels on men's suits also were
very popular in the 1930s with both British and American style suits.
Materials used to make these suits were usually a type of wool.
Sportswear in between the mid-1930s and 1946 included items such as
white straight-leg flannel trousers for tennis playing or dark blue
elastic-wasted cotton knickers for playing football. A red cloth coat
was sometimes worn with black leather boots for riding. These
sportswear outfits were very much influenced by the British. After
1946, men wore items such as black trousers, single-breasted wool
jackets, and suits with wide lapels and wide collars. Suit accessories
included black bow-ties, black homburg hats, and black shoes. By 1947
the war rations on materials had ended, so more extravagant men's
clothing could be made after this time. The 1950s British styles were
in some ways different than in the 1930s and the 1940s. One of the
signature items for men during the first year of this decade include
the knee-length single breast overcoat (grey-colored) and cuffless
sleeves (although cuffless sleeves were sometimes worn in earlier
times). American styles of sports and leisure wear that were created
in the 1950s included a single-breasted fitted brown jacket, narrow
lapels, and flap pockets. These were worn during riding, and perhaps
along with knee-high leather riding boots.
During the late sixties and into the late seventies, fashion was
influenced by designers from numerous countries. For example, Pierre
Cardin from France had created a new design of a two-piece grey cloth
suit that had a double-breasted long fitted jacket. In the year 1970,
the cloth jacket with a zipper was worn as a day wear outfit. This
item was made with large hip-level flap pockets and tight sleeves
which flared at the wrists and brown cloth trousers which were also
flared. Leather outfits also became more popular after 1973. Leisure
suits and disco-influenced styles were also popular with men in the
seventies.
The 1980s was a time of its own unique fashion. Men during this time
who worked as an executive or other position of higher authority
usually wore items such as a brown two-pieced double-breasted suit
with long narrow lapels. These suits were designed with broad
shoulders and shoulder pads. Casual clothing that was significant of
the 1980s included denim blue jeans, often worn with a matching jean
jacket. Punk fashion in the 1980s for men included clothing items such
as sleeveless black leather jacket, off-center zip fastening, or flap
pockets. In the 1990s blue jeans were also very popular, but unlike
the 1980s, bell-bottoms, wider-legged and baggy pants were in style.
Black polo neck sweaters were popular in the year 1995, as well as
two-piece wool striped suits with small collar and narrow ankle-length
trousers.
*Children's Fashion*
Toddler girls from 1919 wore laced-edged rompers which snapped on the
sides. A bloomer dress with white collar was worn in the year 1925,
and a fringed bunting with side fasteners was used to keep babies warm
in the year 1939. Older girls wore schoolgirl outfits such as a black
or green velveteen plaid skirt with white pique blouse and feather
white socks and white shoed in the late thirties. A polka dot sun suit
with elastic around edges of top and shorts was a big hit in the
1950s. This outfit was most likely worn as a swimsuit. Middle-aged
boys in the 1920s wore items such as a gray or brown woolen suit
jacket with matching vest and trousers. From this time throughout the
1930s different styles of knickers (knee pants) were worn by boys as
well. Sometimes knickers were worn with knee-high print socks and
shoes.
Older boys wore wool slacks and v-necked jacquard patterned sweaters
in the 1950s. Also in the 1950s, boys wore navy denim jeans with a
checked cotton button-down, collared shirt. In the 1960s, outfits for
school and sports became more casual.
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