Fahions That Came…And Stayed

Nancy  Kwan

“The Bob”

Fashions That Came…And Stayed

The internationally recognized symbol for peace was originally designed for the British nuclear disarmament movement by Gerald Holtom in 1958. Holtom’s design, the original of which is housed in the Peace Museum in Bradford, England, was adapted by Eric Austen (1922–1999) to ceramic lapel badges.

Purposely not patented or restricted, the symbol spread  and was adopted by the wider anti-war movement.

Vidal Sassoon Was The Cutting Edge

Vidal Sasson and Mary Quant

The Genius Of The Cut! 

Fashions That Came…And Stayed

THE WESTERN SHIRT…SNAP IT UP!

Fashions That Came…And Stayed

...In the fifties cool could variously mean restrained, relaxed, laid-back, detached, cerebral, stylish, excellent, or other affirmative things. It became the keyword of the Beat generation and in the 1960s it moved into teen slang — where it has largely stayed.

What is surprising about cool is how long it has been around. Even if you ignore its pre-history, it has stayed in fashion for 50 years or more, a long time for a slang term. And it has remained slang, and not moved into the mainstream. Today it’s just as commonly encountered as it was in the fifties and sixties. Now that’s cool.   World Wide Words

Fashions That Came…And Stayed

WEARING BLACK!

Fashions That Came…And Stayed

My Favorite--Designed By Salvatore Ferragamo in 1938!

PLATFORMS!!

Fashions That Came…And Stayed

TEE-SHIRTS! For Everyone!

Marlon Brando turned the T-Shirts into a fashion statement. Now we also wear them as a form of personal expression.

We wear them to look sexy, to voice our political views, to support our cause, to support our sport’s team, to support our college, to be funny…

Fashions That Came…And Stayed

Fashions That Came…And Stayed

ESPADRILLES! originated in the Pyrenees.  The jute rope sole is the defining characteristic of an espadrille; the uppers vary widely in style. Espadrilles became fashionable in USA in the 1940s. Lauren Bacall’s character in the 1948 movie “Key Largo” wore ankle-laced espadrilles.