1. Fashion Trends

2. Roaring 1920’s Men and Women dressed more alike
Men: Fedoras, tapered trousers, pin-stripe suits
Women: “Flapper” Fashion, pantsuits, bob hairstyle

3. 1930’s Fashion in the Depression
Women in the workforce:
Business Suits
Tight Skirts with side slit
Tight jackets with shoulder pads
The majority of people were left poor and didn’t have the money to spend on leisurely things like clothes and shoes

4. 1940’s Fashion During WWII Women:
Conservative (extra material needed for men at war), no cuffs, collars, buttons or extravagances
Men:
four piece deal suit; vest, jacket, two pair of pants
suits with wide lapels, sports jacket with double-breasted look
Mixing and matching

5. 1950’s Fashion of Teenage Rebellion
Girls:
Fluffed out petticoats under skirts, ratted/flipped hair, white Keds/tennis shoes, pedal pushers
Boys:
Tight Levi’s, Chinos, white/black tight shirts, loafers, Converse shoes, leather jackets, “Rebel Without a Cause” look

6. 1960’s Fashion During Vietnam
“Hippies”
Tight Levi’s, bell bottoms, wide flare from the knee with patches, drawings, fabrics
Men:
Leather vests with bare chests
Women:
loose-fitting cotton blouses flowery loose dresses

7. 1970’s Fashion Disco Era Bell bottoms
Lycra, Acrylic, Polyester fabrics
Women:
Ruffled/loose dresses stopping at knee
Men:
Platform shoes, swirls/dizzying designs on shirts, solid color shirt with gold chains

8. 1980’s Polo shirts Designer Jeans
“Flashdance”, Leg warmers, ripped sweatshirts
Parachute pants
Acid-wash jeans
Big Shoulder pads
Punk

9. 1990’s Power bead bracelets Pashmina Ghetto fabulous
Grunge
Power bead bracelets
Pashmina
Ghetto fabulous
Long, straight hair with middle part