50s

In the 1950s fashion was very feminine. Back then, women were wearing cocktail dresses,
bolero jackets, pencil skirts, ballerina shoes and gloves. The silhouette was hour-glass shaped.
Pastel colours and various shades of grey were in. The designers who were creating in the 50s
were Valentino and Balenciaga.

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1951 – Colour TV (introduce)

1954 – Chanel’s famous collarless jacket (design)

1959 – Barbie (make)

60s

In the early sixties women were wearing anything that Jackie Kennedy was wearing– jackets
and pencil skirts. In the mid sixties, women were wearing miniskirts until the hippie style
became popular. Bell sleeves, trapeze dresses, tie-dye t-shirts were the main symbols of the
Woodstock fashion.

1964 – The Beatles popular in USA (become)

1969 – Woodstock (spark) hippie fashion.

70s

Disco fever in the 1970s brought glitter, bell-bottom pants, sparkling clothes, etc. On the other
hand, women were fond of A- line skirts, tweed, platform shoes and Annie Hall menswear
look. Gucci and Ralph Lauren were the main designers.

1970 – The Beatles (break up)

1975 – The Microsoft (found)

1977 –Star Wars (premiere)

80s

In the 1980s we have a big emerge of pop music fashion, acid washed jeans, big hair, balloon
skirts, ballerina flats, leggings, big sweaters. The colours were very bright, neon and bold. The
silhouette was bulky top and skinny bottom, usually with shoulder pads and tight jeans.

1981 – Prince Charles and Diana’s wedding (get married)

1982 – Michael Jackson Thriller (release)

1989 – Berlin Wall (come down)

90s

Beverly Hills TV series and the grunge era of Kurt Cobain summed up the fashion of the
1990s. Women were wearing baggy, comfortable, flannel shirts combined with Dr. Marten’s
shoes on one side and feminine dresses and shorts skirts on the other.

1991 – Collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War

1994 – Kurt Cobain (die) and the grunge era (end)

People all over the world were using the internet.