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…
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Designer Barbara Hulanicki began running a mail-order fashion operation in 1964 with her husband Stephen Fitzsimon. They felt that the price of fashion was too…
Inside you, there’s a wacky, zany and crazy character just bursting to get out – but your problem is poor eyesight, and an aversion to…
In the extremes of the 80s, the “bigger is better” concept came also to hair. To follow the fashion precept that all things must be…
The bikini made its official debut in the summer of 1946, just a few days after the US Military conducted nuclear tests and exploded the…
The Birkenstock family of Germany created their first shoe business in 1774, and by 1897, the contoured insole would change the name of footwear forever.…
While the real things were precious gems and very expensive, it became a fad to create fake gems under the label of birthstones. Usually coloured…
During the sexually liberated ’70s, when the rule of thumb was “if it feels good do it”, gay sexuality seemed a lot less taboo. Rock…
Made in colourful prints, snappy styled and affordable fabrics, Bobbie Brooks was the label for suburban girls across America during the 50s, 60s and into…
The white anklets known as bobby socks started as a rebellious fad in Britain, but soon became the quintessential teen fashion of the 1950s. Girls…
Painting the face and body became another psychedelic trip of the 60s. Mod model Twiggy added a famous flower eye to her look, and suddenly everyone wanted…
It was hard not to stare at the girls prancing around in their spray-can fit designer jeans or satin pants, and that amazing piece of…
Wide – at *least* two inches – braces (or “suspenders” in the USA), generally with rainbows or anything colourful. Clipped-on with cheap metal clips. (Think…
Before 1964, America’s worldwide domination of the pop music industry — and youth culture in general — was virtually total. Few British artists made much…
These thick crepe soled shoes first walked onto the scene when British Teddy Boys adopted the “brothel creeper” shoe style as a part of the teenage…
Created in 1929 and mass marketed as the first man’s hair product, Brylcreem was a greasy hair cream that was run through the hair, slicking…
When World War II ended, American lingerie companies were ready to launch whole new line of underwear using the parachute silk, rayon and nylon tricot…
Buster Brown was a mischievous youngster from the comic strip of the same name – the creation of Richard Fenton Outcault. The little blonde boy…
By the 1950s, Italy had already influenced the short pin curl cut, the stand-up collar on crisp cotton shirts, and now the slim calf-length pants…
By 1965, London had become the world’s fashion capital for young people. At its centre were three streets: the Kings Road in Chelsea (put on…