Fashions That Came…And Stayed
Posted: April 30, 2012 Filed under: fashion Leave a comment »
...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
Posted: April 23, 2012 Filed under: fashion Leave a comment »WEARING BLACK!
Fashions That Came…And Stayed
Posted: April 16, 2012 Filed under: fashion Leave a comment »PLATFORMS!!
Fashions That Came…And Stayed
Posted: April 9, 2012 Filed under: fashion Leave a comment »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
Posted: March 26, 2012 Filed under: fashion Leave a comment »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.








































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