Knives kill people.: Fashion Time Travel Series : Nifty Fifties

The fifties era, maybe the most fashionable era of all!
If you read the post about fashion in the fabulous forties you'll remember Dior's New Look with long length skirts, wasp waists and an overall very feminine and opulent look. In the fifties women all around the globe started adapting his look, so the term "nifty fifties" is quite appropriate I think.

Though in the mid fifties , Coco Chanel's simple suit provided an alternative and created a much copied fashion that lasted well into the sixties. It was a more simple design, featuring a just below the knee skirt -Chanel considered the knee as the most ugly part of a woman's body, oh well- and a collarless jacket finished with gold braid.

And then, last but not least, the birth of ROCK & ROLL shook things up a little bit in the fashion industry, girls stopped dressing like their mothers and went for a more youthful look again! This means colourful patterns and circle skirts, suited to rock and roll dancing. Oh and let's not forget about the trousers and jeans, they were becoming very popular in the fifties!