1950s

new suburban lifestyle, volleyball shorts and easy-care fabric finishes that fitted the suburban lifestyle of the 1950s with its emphasis on casual sportswear for both men and women . For the first time, teenagers became a force in fashion. In 1947, Dior launched the first “House of Dior” collection. This went down in fashion history as thewas now known as the "New Look" for the 1950s. The signature go-to shape was known for its branded by a below-mid-calf length, big skirtfull-skirt, pointedy chestbust

The 1950's known for its greaser styles, doo-wop music, and breakthrough rebilous movies, the 50's have remained memorable decades after its passing. Its styles and morals have continued to be an inspiration and find admiration even in today's life. The 2000's technicolor, technological, techno-you-name-it. The 2000s completely re-mastered modern living. iPhones, E-mails, 360 cameras, and the spectacular special effects in movies; with such drastic differences, how could the 1950s and the 2000s be

In the Fences, by August Wilson shows that life of African Americans in the U.S. in the 1950s with the story of Troy and his family. Wilson uses the symbol of the fence to show the desires of each character like Rose’s desire is to keep her family together, Troy’s desire is to keep death out and to be not bound forever, and Bono’s desire is to follow Troy, his best friend, as an example of the right way to live and to be with Rose and Troy who are basically his family. Rose and the other seen characters

I watched the film Grease which was directed by Randal Kleiser. This film took place at Rydell High which was full of fun, crazy students. In the beginning, Sandy Dumbrowski who was the new girl in school arrives at school. She explains how over the summer she and a boy named Danny Zuko had a brief love affair. However, it turns out he is a leader of a greaser gang, the T-Birds. Sandy tells her new classmates about how sweet Danny was and how he was different from other boys, but she doesn’t know

rapidly since the influx of immigrants that came here before the Revolution. The 1950s were a happy time. I Love Lucy and Leave It To Beaver were on television. The Everly Brothers, Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry and Elvis Presley were popular acts in music. The youth movement of the 1960s was necessary in order for America to progress in social, political, economic, and technological ways that could further America from the 1950s into a new era of personal identity and freedom of expression. It was a time

This is a 1950s dove ad, an ad that sexualizes and characterizes the women as something she is not and creates a stereotype of a stay home mom and skinny women who have nothing better to do. The appearance of people in ads has changed a lot over time, in the 1950's women were degraded and sexualized throughout advertisements to be skinny. Whereas now some companies are fighting to change this vicious cycle. Although many companies still portray the same perspective as they did in the 1950's, there

Social adolescent development has changed dramatically compared to growing up as a teenager in the 1950s. Technology, conventions, and a continuous developing society have influenced how kids grow up today, specifically girls. While there are some biological transitions through adolescence that differ, there’s a larger variance of social progression between peers, cohorts, and families through generations. The shift in marriage trends, family values, and social interaction have modified, and continue

Britain in the 1950’s was rife with many challenges and changes. Whilst the Second World War was long since over, war lived in the hearts of the nation. Queen Elizabeth II was crowned, the first female monarch in over 50 years and the ever-present struggle of being a woman in a world of men is noted in Arnold Wesker’s The Kitchen. A ‘Kitchen-sink drama’ play, the issues raised in the play are as relevant today as they were in the 1950s. From abortion to war and consequently, immigration, Wesker’s

cleaning, and making sure they greet their husbands when they came home from work. But times have changed; the roles of women have evolved. Now, we see women doing all types of things. They have more opportunities to do what men can do. Since the 1950s, women have experienced a huge change in their status as wives, which can be seen through their ever changing independency, work status, and appearance. Nowadays, women are more independent. Ever since the 19th amendment passed, women were able to

feeling will always be present because enough will never be enough. More now than ever, Americans, especially children, have become much more greedy and expect much more out of the world than generations before our time did. Around the time of the 1950s, Christmas was the best time of the year that everyone waited for likewise as it is today. It used to be that only a few presents were given to each kid whereas today children get countless presents in which their parents blow hundreds of dollars