The Great Depression was done, and World War II had been over since 1945, so the transitional period from the late to 1940s to the early 1950s was a much smoother one than the previous two decades. As ...

With her 20-inch waist and gangly figure, she overcame early skepticism from editors to embody a new look in 1950s fashion. The model Barbara Mullen in a 1953 advertisement. By the early 1950s, beauty ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Fashion has always been cyclical, with past eras inspiring modern trends decade after decade. So, it ...