First of all, Mad Men. A TV drama set in the 1960's in the advertising industry. The men wear sharp suits and slick, smart hairstyles. The ladies wear fitted dresses and their hair could be out and curled, or perhaps in an up-do.
This is the type of a suit a man should wear, never mind those awful skinny suits many of them insist on wearing nowadays! Retro is definately the way to go here.
Ok, so these are the more glamorous dresses, more suited to the evening, but it really highlights the style of the time. I especially like Betty Draper's (played by January Jones) poofy 50's style dress, she's the one on the far left.
Ok, so this is a more casual style. Not as keen on these dresses, as I think it takes a certain figure to pull it off, so not every woman can wear this kind of dress with confidence. But regardless, they are pretty to look at!
L.A. Noire
L.A. Noire was just released a couple of weeks ago, and it's a game set in the 1940's. Again the men wear sharp suits.
Cole Phelps and Stefan Bokowsky. It's interesting to see the suits are not just one colour or material, and teamed with that kind of hat, it looks great but these days it might look like one is trying to wear a costume?
Dresses from the 50's
50's dresses can look great on many figures. When I was 14, I used to have a poofy 50's style skirt, I lost it, but it was gorgeous. Black with little pictures of handbags.
This such a classic look of the time. I love how it goes all poofy past the waist!
I can't end this without mentioning Marilyn Monroe. Many images I found of the 50's mainly feature women with curly styled hair, probably done with rollers or rags, and always the trademark red lipstick. It's gorgeous, but would it suit me?
I probably have a lot more I could add to this, but it could take a while!
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