50s Fashions bring them back Please

[Elinor]

I went to see the film Walk The Line yesterday and loved seeing R.Weatherspoon wearing those 50s fashions very swishy and feminine.
I wished and desired to wear them too.

Girls 50s fashions bring them back males would desire you.

Great film great music [still can't beat the real thing] and lovely swishy dresses and skirts WOW

I love Johnny Cash but it would be to see those 50s fashions that I would be going back to see the film for. Lovely!

[Charlene Marie]

Elinor,

I agree with you honey. The fifties were great. Great hair-dos, you know when women and girls went to the beauty parlor and got their hair DONE!
In fact, it was 1959 that I think I first got the urge to dress up. I was Ten, and I tried to dress up on my own and set my hair in little rollers. Didn't work, but my Mom caught me and finished the job. OMG I love it to this day.

Thanks,

Charlene

[Rikki]

As you can easily tell from my pics, I worship the 50's. Saw that movie also and loved how pretty the ladies looked. And I too got my first taste of femme fashions by wearing mom's petticoats and satin & chiffon cocktail dresses back in the late 50's. Those were the days

[Carol Ann]

Oh do I love those pitticoats and can can's
My wife laughts when I wear a skirt from the 50's with a couple of can can's under it. She has gotten me a very pretty muti color skirt that I can wear a pitticoat under.
Both are nice but do pose a problem for going PP
Carol Ann

[Margaret]

I agree. Those were the days indeed for style. I love and wear petticoats- 50's and earlier. Also, I have a squaredance dress as well, which is also a delight to wear.
Margaret

[Susan]

I couldn't agree more.

I was born in the 50's and I remember my mother who always looked to beatiful to me in those fashions.

Most women now a days seem to be aspiring to be slobs rather than attractive.

Susan

[Becky]

the dresses, gingham, etc of that era are all very pretty. stockings and girdles as well.

[Jadeanne]

I'm a child of the 50s and the fashions of that era are a large influence on my choice of femme clothing.

Jadeanne

[Bernice]

Me too...

I love skirts with flare - not the straight look. The first dress I ever wore was a classic pleated shirtdress - nothing flashy - just very feminine.

I now have a couple crinolines, and a square dance skirt. I still like penny loafers also.

Finding this kind of clothing is a challenge. I have had to make most of mine. Fortunately, circle skirts are so easy to make.

Hugs,

Bernice

[SilverLady(SO)]

Well, I was not a child of the 50's (rather early 60's!), but other than the shirtdress styles which I do like - but don't wear any more - I've never been particularly fond of the 50's style of clothes for myself. However, I do agree that the women looked like women back then - very feminine and proud to be women!!

Susan wrote:

Most women now a days seem to be aspiring to be slobs rather than attractive.

Virginia and I will agree wholeheartedly with you on that, Susan! And sorry, folks - - you will not be taking any of us to the woodshed, especially when this GG is agreeing with that statement!! I do wish more GG's would take better pride in themselves, too!

- SL

[Kendra Lynn]

Actuallly I prefer the early to mid '60s "school attire/"preppy" look. I've just always thought genetic girls (of all ages) looked nice in the sweater/a-line skirt combination. Knee length shirtdresses with peter pan collars, too.(wish those were still being made). My "dressing" style updates that classic "preppy" look and adds a few "hippie" elements, such as long-ish hair and a peace sign pendant. I'll also wear a hippie style peasant blouse with a pleated, plaid skirt. That blend actually does look good.
I was thrilled to discover that GAP is selling plaid, box pleat skirts in larger sizes!! They're er... shorter than what the girls wore when I was in high school, but they look great and are surprisingly comfortable.
Peace-- Kendra Lynn

[Susan]

HI Silver Lady

My wife is an extremely feminine woman who I love dearly, she seldom wears trousers/jeans and always dresses to please me.

I know she is noticed as people I know have commented on how nice she looks. It boosts her ego as she has a large facial birthmark and has never been classically beautiful to people who don't know her.

Regards

Susan

[Amelie-Laveau]

I like the blonde bombshell styles of the fifties like Jane Mansfield and Marilyn, the tight sweaters and the straight and narrow skirts.

[Stephanie H]

I also a product of the 50's have that as my self image. To me, that is when women dressed the best. The clothing and hair styles and simple jewlery. The only female not driectly in that era but having a postive influence and men ant that I have always admired for her dress was Kathrine Hepburn.

[SilverLady(SO)]

Katherine Hepburn? As far as I can recall, she always wore slacks - which was great for women, as she was breaking the ice, so to speak. By her wearing slacks she showed it was acceptable for women to be seen wearing "men's clothing" - - but I don't recall ever seeing Katherine Hepburn wearing dresses or skirts!!

- SL