1950's Men Wear

                  If you ever watched any movies or TV shoes in the 1950’s you would mostly see a businessman look. Like from a grey flannel suite, dark blue, dark brown, and charcoal were some of the colors of a man’s office suite. Either if he was just a low office man or a head of a major corporation. The postwar years were growing rapid and going everywhere, but the cold war and the fear of nuclear weapons also McCarthy Red-baiting drove a movement of change in clothes. Basically Every man wanted to look like a good American, and just look alike with everyone.  

                  With women clothing was gaining a major change in their wardrobe with longer, fuller skirts and dresses, men’s clothing was just getting simpler and dual with their suites in the 1940’s. Removing the shoulder pads and most double- breasted suites. Jackets and trousers became shorter, although there was still a lot of fabric in the trouser legs. Ties were slightly slimmer and shirts had a collar less look. Everyone still wore a hat, but the brims became narrower than the fedoras in the 1920’s.

                  The hard working businessman can enjoy more leisure. With the Hawaiian pattern and the ever-popular cowboy style inspired leisure shirts. Loafer shoes were becoming more popular to relax and loaf around. The trousers were worn only just for business events also loose wool flannels. Jeans were worn only during extreme sporting events, also this was soon to change among younger men. Instead of them wearing a vest to keep warm they wore a cardigan sweater to keep warm. They would also wear a sports jacket that was usually plaid or another dark pattern.

• Cardigan

• Plaid  Button Ups