1980 - 2000

80s look is completely reversed to the 70s because in 1970 people wore fitted to the body on the top (silhouette) and looser clothes on the bottom. In 1980 both men and women wore looser shirts and tight trousers.  Men also venture moustaches because of the TV shows like 'Magnum'. Medium length of hair for men was popular instead of 70s long hair because it went out of fashion. However long hair for men became fashionable again in late 1980....

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1970 - 1980

In 1971 on the fashion scene appeared platform shoes, usually about 2 - 4 inches thick. Men and women wore them. Wide-legged, flared jeans and trousers were another fashion mainstay for both sexes throughout most of the decade, and this style has been immortalised in the 1977 film 'Saturday Night Fever', which starred John Travolta.The decade is basically the continuation of hippie look in 60s. Jeans remained frayed, and the Tie dye shirts and...

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1960 - 1970

The Swinging Sixties were the most momentous decade of the century. The designers were experimented with the variety of materials In this decade go-go boots, bikini and box-shaped PVC dresses and other PVC clothes were popular. Mary Quant created a mini-skirt and Jackie Kennedy introduced the pillbox hat. It was also very popular. For the make up women worn fake eyelashes and a variety of lenghts hairstyles. In 1968 very popular...

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1947 - 1960

1950 - Drainpipes trousers(Slim-fit pants or skinny jeans)This kind of trousers were very popular by stars such as singing cowboy Roy Rogers, Lone Ranger, Cisco Kid, Zorro and Gene Autry and actress Marilyn Monroe and Sandra Dee.D.A. - Duck's ass HairsstyleLong Quiff on the front and parting the hair on the back from the middle to the sides - to create D.A'Brothel Creepers'ShoesThese shoes had its origins in the years of the World War II- as soldiers...

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1940 - 1947

Continuation of the World War IIIn the first half of the decade, The Second World War had a huge impact on the countries and people in Europe, Asia and other parts of the world. The consequences of the war lingered well into the second half of the decade, with a war-weary Europe divided between the jostling spheres of influence of the West and the Soviet Union. Even the colour went  to the war. Patriotic colours of dark green, khaki pants...

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1930-1939 The return of Elegance

The Wall Street Crash brought bankruptcies and mass unemployment. In 1932 over 10 million people had no food or wages in America, in Germany was 6 million people and in England 3 million. There were 10.000 unemployed in the French fashion houses. Those who managed to rescue their fortune did not show it off, at least not publicly. Everything from dress to interior design was discriminating taste and value but as society...

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The look of the decade

Carla and Eleanor - famous G sisters from Berlin.The bobbed hair cut, eyebrow  were rigorously plucked and pencilled in as black lines with turned down ends. Brunettes used black and brown shadow, blondes preferred green or blue.  They used kohl to make large almond-shaped eyes of unfathomable dep...

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