By Phi Alpha Chapter

FASHION THROUGH THE AGES

1920’S

• 1920 – 19th Amendment passed allowing women’s right to vote – This began the

important phase of feminism during that time.

• 1923- Time Magazine first issue is published

• No more corset and constricting undergarments

• Flapper dresses that had no waist line

1930’S

• 1933- Hitler became chancellor of Germany and by 1939 World War II began.

• 1932- Duke Elligton brings swing invents the swing era with the hit song “it don’t mean a thing if it aint got that swin”

• Clothes were more feminine and glamorous

• evening gowns were often backless

• There became a very distinct difference between daywear and evening wear

• Big Band was popular

1940’S

• 1941- Attack on Pearl Harbor 1945- War ends, FDR dies and Harry Truman becomes president.

• 1945- Last time the Chicago Cubs appeared in the world series, only to lose to the Detroit Tigers…maybe next year cubbies

• They used eyeliner to paint a seam on the back of their legs

• Women used cellophane and pipe cleaners, to decorate shoes.

• Pin up girls influenced fashion

• Bikinis were introduced on Jul 5, 1946

• 1947 Dior created the “New Look”

1950’S

• 1955- Rosa Parks refuses to sit at the back of the bus

• 1956- Elvis Presley emerges as one of the greatest rock stars in the US

•Poodle skirts were in•cashmere sweaters•Pedal pushers (capris)•Small Scarf around the neck•Black leather jacket with the collar up

1960’S

• 1960- JFK beats Nixon to become the 35th president of the US

• 1964- “Beatlemania” begins with the hit song- I wanna hold your hand

• Bell bottoms• long hair• Go go girl boots• By 1966 Mary Quant was

producing mini dresses and skirts

• Twiggy was a popular model of the time

• Jackie Kennedy influenced a lot of fashion

1970’S

• 1973- Nixon’s Watergate scandal becomes public

• 1975- Saturday Night Live debuts on NBC

• Skirts came in three lengths in the 1970s, mini, midi, and maxi.

• Rock n roll and disco were popular

• Platform shoes• Hot pants• Bell Bottoms

1980’S

• 1982- Michael Jackson, an Indiana native, releases Thriller, later to become the biggest selling album in history

• 1986-Spaceshuttle, The Challenger, explodes after lunch at Cape Canaveral, FL, killing all seven on board

• 1986- Oprah Winfrey debuts on television, I was born

• Leg warmers• Jellies• Bright colors• Off the shoulder

sweatshirt• Princess Diana

influenced a lot of fashions

• Brand names were popular

• Gel bracelets

1990’S

•1996- Madeline Albright is appointed by President Clinton as the first female US secretary of State•1997- Titanic hits theaters as the most expensive film of all time costing $300 million

•Sometimes called the grunge period•Spice Girls/Brittany Spears/Backstreet Boys/NSYNC influenced fashions•Flannel shirts•Overalls

2000-TODAY!

• 2001- George W. Bush takes office

• September 11, 2001- Terrorists attacks on the world trade center

• 2008- Sara Palin, First female VP nominee on the ticket, Barack Obama, First African American Presidential nominee on the ticket

• Scarves• Skinny jeans• Daisy Dukes• Capri pants• Uggs• Low-rise jeans• vests• Pop punk fashion

– baggy jeans, – wristbands, – spikey hair, – full-zip hoodies

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