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The New Look: Fashion Conformity Prevails1947-1960

Chelsea BellSouthern Methodist University

MSA 3325Spring 2013

The New Look: Fashion Conformity Prevails

Historical BackgroundPost WWII

• Europe was devastated

• Millions were homeless, food shortages, wrecked transportation systems

• WWII ended European imperialism in the Middle East and Asia

• Despite a victory in WWII, the United States seems to be a nation in peril as the Cold War heats up

• Civil Rights takes center stage with a unanimous Supreme Court decision in Brown vs. the Board of Education

The New Look: Fashion Conformity Prevails

Influences on FashionThe Silent Generation

The New Look: Fashion Conformity Prevails

Influences on FashionThe Beat Generation “Beatniks”

The New Look: Fashion Conformity Prevails

Influences on FashionThe Teddy Boys

The New Look: Fashion Conformity Prevails

Influences on FashionTelevision

The New Look: Fashion Conformity Prevails

Costume for Women1954-1960

The New Look: Fashion Conformity Prevails

The French CoutureChristian Dior

The New Look: Fashion Conformity Prevails

The French CoutureCristobal Balenciaga

The New Look: Fashion Conformity Prevails

The French CouturePierre Cardin

Josef Stalin

The New Look: Fashion Conformity Prevails

American DesignersNorman Norell

The New Look: Fashion Conformity Prevails

American DesignersCharles James