1950’s Fashion Articles

UK – London fashion week

(25 Feb 1998) T/I: 11:03:55 9809 LONDON FASHION / LONDON,UK / 23RD FEB / ENT 3 Ireland's knitting queen wins over London fashion The best kept secret in Irish fashion, Lainey Keogh, put on a rare display of her stylish talents for the discerning punters and impressed...
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Why Did These Strange 1950s Inventions Kill So Many People?| Hidden Killers | Absolute History

Dr Suzannah Lipscomb looks at the hidden dangers of the British post-war home. In the 1950s, people embraced modern design for the first time after years of austerity and self-denial. The modern home featured moulded plywood furniture, fibreglass, plastics and...
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Vintage 1950s dresses on show inspiring a new generation at Paris Fashion Week

(11 Jul 2014) The romance and the detail in the dress "Antonia" belongs to another era of tailoring and haute couture. Intricately stitched with roses, this Pierre Balmain's haute couture evening dress from 1954 is on show at Palais Galliera - or the Fashion Museum,...
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THE ULTIMATE FASHION HISTORY: The 1950s

(IF YOU'D LIKE TO COMMENT, PLEASE USE THE UFH FACEBOOK GROUP) In this episode of The Ultimate Fashion History, we're heading into the stylish 1950s where Mid-Century optimism clashed with Cold War paranoia, and where the return to femininity seen in Dior's 'New Look'...
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