"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Fashion has always been cyclical, with past eras inspiring modern trends decade after decade. So, it ...

The Great Depression was done, and World War II had been over since 1945, so the transitional period from the late to 1940s to the early 1950s was a much smoother one than the previous two decades. As ...

The 1950s were a time when the sounds of rock ‘n’ roll reverberated through the air and the glimmer of rebellion danced in young people’s eyes. It was an era that waved farewell to wartime austerity ...

As we were sitting in front of the TV one evening, my friend showed me a picture of a gorgeous 1950s-style dress on her smartphone and sighed, “Ohh, the '50s were great...” I mention how beautiful the ...

Millennial fashionistas are staunchly defending their love for this 1950s clothing item, calling it a "classic." Alicia Keys (left) and Demi Lovato embrace the look above. GC Images Liking this item ...

The mid-1950s bore witness to a dramatic shift in terms of presentation and posturing of the subject in fashion photography. This change only hinted at the coming transformation in the exhibition of ...

Midway through Paul Thomas Anderson’s new film “Phantom Thread,” the main character — a 1950s fashion designer played by Daniel Day-Lewis — descends a staircase in his elegant London town house. He ...

The Magazine is compiling a people's history of modern Britain, in parallel to Andrew Marr's television programme about post-war Britain. So what do you remember about the fashion and leisure of the ...

This recent question from Dan Vinson, who is director of the Haggerty Library & Learning Commons at Mount Mary University, definitely set me off digging: “Here at Mount Mary University, we hold three ...