I may be on a temporary sewing hiatus, but I'm certainly not on an inspiration hiatus.
I picked up this June 1955 issue of Harper's Bazaar at the flea market last weekend, where it was selling for just a few dollars more than a current issue would. Despite being nearly 60 years old, this issue is MUCH more inspiring.
While it's easy to romanticize the past and rail against how people dress today, I try to focus on the positive: thank goodness women aren't expected to wear girdles anymore!
I mean, how else could you fit into something like the Lilli Ann suit below?
To say that Fifties styles accentuated tiny waists would be an understatement. (How more rectangular women coped I have no idea; I guess that's what padding was for.)
I don't think many women exhaled back then.
Along with some amazing fashion, this issue also boasts ads for some stunning automobiles!
I like the polished look of Fifties makeup most of all. Plus the fact that none of the models look sullen, porny, or drug-addicted. The ideal was to look sophisticated. Like a grown-up, not a teenager.
You can see more photos from the June 1955 issue of Harper's Bazaar here.
Anything here you'd like to see come back?
Have a great day, everybody!
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