Top 10 1950s Trends You May Not Know

(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...

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...

(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,...