"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 ...

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 ...

From the now streaming “Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies” to the recent “Elvis” film, 1950s fashion influence can still be felt. The fashions of this eternally cool era will be on display via a live ...

During times of uncertainty (or even in times of boredom) many cope in different ways. For me, I tend to deal with my insanity and antsiness by dressing up as a 1950s housewife. Yes, you read that ...

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 ...

This recent question from Dan Vinson, who is director of the Haggerty Library & Learning Commons at Mount Mary University, definitely set me off digging: “Here at Mount Mary University, we hold three ...