Music- Entertainment:

· Tv, American shows 1956

· Radio

· Cinema stereo sound

· Rock n roll, influenced by Americans brought it attitudes and culture

· Time saving technological items mean MORE LEISURE TIME

FASHION

· Influenced by: 1950s cinema

· Tv

· Rock n roll influenced clothing and hair styles

· Ads targeted teenagers, were the buyers.

· DESIRE to copy the American style and culture

· Young men idolised Elvis Presley with "duck tail" hair cuts and side burns.

· Brighter colours, sharp, flashy suits, loose unbuttoned shirts with the collar up turned

· Other men towards the end of the century adopted the British Teddy boy look - including high waisted, narrow "drain pipe" trousers, long jackets, slim ties, large shiny pointed shoes called winklepickers

· Marlon Brando, James Dean brought in jeans, t-shirts and leather jackets

· Young ladies' wear included full skirts in bright colours that assist them in dancing to the rock n roll music

· Skirts and pants pinched in at the waist to emphasise the waist and the bust

· Tight fitting blouses tucked into slim lined calf length pants called "Capri" pants or "pedal pushers"

· Short ankle socks

· Scarves tied around the neck

· Cropped cardigans|

· Men's clothing was still conservative dark colours, double breasted suit, white shirts, leather lace up shoes, hat, hair oil

· Ladies wear was influenced by Marilyn Monroe, Grace Kelly, tiny waistlines and full skirts and busts, Slim pencil-like skirts, Stiletto heeled shoes to match clothing

· Nylon introduced, as well as acrylic and polyester

· Introduction of nylon stockings held up by "suspender clips" attached to suspender belt

· MAKE UP, important

· Not too much jewellery

· Christian Dior's "New look"

· Marilyn Monroe

· Grace Kelly

· Australian's women's Weekly- fashion tips

· Women: Elegant and stylish

· Women: START: Slim line à Full skirt bright floral colours and patterns

· Women: NFLUENCE: What American women waore in magazines and tv shows

· Women: Began to wear slacks in the end of the decade

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