How the 1950s Became America's Soft Girl Era 💐

My Patreon:   / chantellesays   My Instagram:   / chantelle_is_in_lalaland   For full context, check out the aesthetic history series:    • Aesthetic History 🩷   After the austerity of World War II, fashion and popular culture embraced abundance, romance, femininity, and the fantasy of the good life. Christian Dior's "new look" of flower like designs created a new era of dreamlike fashion. But the 1950s weren't just about looking pretty. Hollywood sold fantasies of romance, luxury, and high society, while the idealized homemaker became one of the decade's defining images. So how did the 1950s become the decade of soft femininity, controlled elegance, and unapologetic glamour? We examine the how 1950s culture created a decade of unforgettable fashions. Music: flower cup by Lukrembo    • lukrembo - flower cup   tea cozy by Lukrembo    • lukrembo - tea cozy   highball by Lukrembo    • lukrembo - highball   Written and edited by Me This video features materials protected by the Fair Use guidelines of Section 107 of the Copyright Act. Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research.