Clothes

Women:

Swing skirts were very popular. This is the pencil style. Women wore this to have an hourglass figure. This style of dress was not worn by young girls or teens. They wore cropped jackets to show off their hour glass shape. Peter Pan collars were very common. Women also wore wrap dresses. Poodle Skirts: These are wide swing skirts with a poodle transferred onto the fabric. Poodle were not the only thing on these skirts. Pleated skirts were also worn and the hemlines were at the knee or just below it. Pencil skirts were a staple for a woman's wardrobe. These are swing skirt that the women would have worn. This is a basic blouse that women would have worn the rolled up sleeve was popular. Puff sleeves gave them a soft feminine look. These were basic pants that were worn however women rarely wore pants.

Men: Ivy League or preppy look was popular. The cardigan sweater was worn by athletes also called the letter sweater. This was a casual look for men with their shirt tales out. Also the pink rage began were men started to wear pink.

Men also dressed like cowboys this was influenced by popular TV Westerns.

Teens:

Teens started wearing their jeans rolled up and also began to dress more casual. These are the clothes that girl would wear to school. Almost every teen owned a jumper.

My information is from:

http://www.fiftiesweb.com/fashion/fashion-wg.htm