The A-line was first introduced by Christian Dior in 1955, but the style was too extreme a departure from the tiny waist, full skirt dresses…
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The name Adidas actually came from the brand’s creator, Adolf ‘Adi’ Dassler. Founded in 1920, Adidas revolutionised the lacklustre athletic performance shoe market, making an…
The Afghan Coat was a fur-lined and trimmed sheepskin or goatskin coat, sometimes with intricate embroidery decoration, but often crudely made. Particularly loved by hippies…
The hair-do that simply exploded out of the head – BOOM! Also the hair-do that told everyone you were bigger, better and badder than all…
The liberated new man of the 1970s was not afraid of scents. A whole new arm of the perfume industry opened up especially to pamper…
The flower children hippies of the 1960s let go of convention and shrouded themselves in soft and fluid fabrics when they adopted the gypsy style wardrobe. Angel…
“The fit is so snug and provocative it’s downright sinful” Coordinated gabardine disco suit with jacket, vest, and flared pants. The accompanying shirt had to…
Adorning the ankles with chains called anklets, or ankle bracelets, was a popular teen trend during the 1950s that has remained an exotic accessory through…
The biggest fashion influence on America’s young women in 1977 was neither a New York designer like Halston or Calvin Klein nor a European couturier…
Aqua Net’s glue-like hold has been making hair happy for decades: teen girls fumigated their parents’ bathrooms when they were shellacking their beehives back in…
“Ding Dong, Avon Calling” The most successful door-to-door makeup enterprise in history, Avon has been bringing front door service to housewives since 1886. The company…
During the swinging 60s, men advanced to walking on the moon, and ladies reverted back to infancy. The 60s rejected the voluptuous hourglass curves of the…
These long, toothy hair accessories made your skimpy little ponytail look long ‘n’ layered. Very popular in the early to mid-80s and still available in £1…
A simple cotton handkerchief, or sometimes just a crude cut of cloth, the bandana first became associated with the Old West. The cloth neckerchief was…
The traditional Chelsea Boot was adapted for The Beatles by the London footwear company Anello & Davide in 1961 when the band commissioned four pairs…
The 1950’s revelled in the outrageous works of art created from hair, and the bubble-like bouffant was teased to even greater height and tamed into…
Another hangover from the 60s. Pants which were tight at the top and baggy at the bottom. They were based on naval uniform pants which…
As fashion merged into one unanimous look in the 70s (denim flares and decal tees), your badge of pride was a huge metal belt buckle,…
Controversy abounds when Benetton is around. The brainchild of founder Luciano Benetton, the Italian company has shocked, disturbed, and inspired since 1965. The “United Colors…
Bermuda Shorts were the strangest male fashion fad to come along in the 1950s. Businessmen would actually wear the big, baggy shorts to work during…