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YouLookFab Forum » Topic: Late 1950s Maybe? https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/late-1950s-maybe Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 22 Apr 2026 08:21:11 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php bj1111 on "Late 1950s Maybe?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/late-1950s-maybe#post-948620 Wed, 05 Jun 2013 02:10:38 +0000 bj1111 948620@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ by the early 60s, based on my mom's pix, it was all cigarette pants and audrey hepburn in funny face.  i think that's where i came by my love of that silhouette! Anonymous on "Late 1950s Maybe?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/late-1950s-maybe#post-948596 Wed, 05 Jun 2013 01:43:57 +0000 Anonymous 948596@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I suspect later 50's rather than early 50's. About 1953-54 ( can't remember the exact year but I was in elementary school) wildly printed petal pushers were all the rage. I do remember wearing them with crop tops. Tee shirts were still underwear for men so tops were woven. <a href="http://www.ehow.com/about_6736861_difference-capri-pants-pedal-pushers.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.ehow.com/about_6736.....shers.html</a> I'm not finding any images like the pedal pushers I remember but will keep looking. They were not denim. They were cotton woven in bright prints and gathered some at the top and had a band under the knee Jjsloane on "Late 1950s Maybe?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/late-1950s-maybe#post-948530 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 23:59:02 +0000 Jjsloane 948530@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I was going to ask DH about the cars, but I've been beaten to it. Awesome pictures (all of them) Laura on "Late 1950s Maybe?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/late-1950s-maybe#post-948513 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 23:25:13 +0000 Laura 948513@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Oh yes, look at the cars. It has to be early 50s at the very latest, as Parsley says, because those cars look to be from the 1940s. Caro in Oz on "Late 1950s Maybe?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/late-1950s-maybe#post-948507 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 23:19:15 +0000 Caro in Oz 948507@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Great thread. I was going to say '50s too. I met Eartha Kitt in when she came to Australia - she is amazing. nancylee on "Late 1950s Maybe?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/late-1950s-maybe#post-948489 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 22:51:13 +0000 nancylee 948489@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Parsley, thanks for the information!  Judging from the hairdos, my guess was 1950s for sure.   Glory on "Late 1950s Maybe?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/late-1950s-maybe#post-948398 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 20:35:44 +0000 Glory 948398@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ What a great pic Angie - and Parsley the additional info is magical, along with the photos. Now I need a vintage straw bag! citygirldc on "Late 1950s Maybe?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/late-1950s-maybe#post-948395 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 20:33:06 +0000 citygirldc 948395@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I love this era, late 50s to early 60s. Transcona Shannon on "Late 1950s Maybe?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/late-1950s-maybe#post-948364 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 20:07:01 +0000 Transcona Shannon 948364@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Parsley - thank you so much for the extra pics. Doesn't Eartha Kitt look divine? Angie on "Late 1950s Maybe?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/late-1950s-maybe#post-948339 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 19:35:21 +0000 Angie 948339@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ WOW! Parsley! I love it! Thanks for the smashing extra pics! Parsley on "Late 1950s Maybe?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/late-1950s-maybe#post-948304 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 18:45:42 +0000 Parsley 948304@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Oh, and here's a picture of those same girls from the back. It was taken in Los Angeles- I wish I could find the exact year.  deb on "Late 1950s Maybe?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/late-1950s-maybe#post-948303 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 18:42:21 +0000 deb 948303@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Looking at the cars, I think about 1952 or 1953. That is a '52 Buick in front and I think the Woody is a 1951. Parsley on "Late 1950s Maybe?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/late-1950s-maybe#post-948301 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 18:40:46 +0000 Parsley 948301@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Here's the Eartha Kitt picture from 1952: (had to wait til I got home to be able to upload it) rachylou on "Late 1950s Maybe?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/late-1950s-maybe#post-948271 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 18:10:36 +0000 rachylou 948271@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Being uncouth, I think they look like they're wearing their bath suits around on the sidewalk. I also think they look really really old... and thus figure, it being the 1950s... they're like 17. Transcona Shannon on "Late 1950s Maybe?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/late-1950s-maybe#post-948257 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 17:47:42 +0000 Transcona Shannon 948257@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Parsley - brilliant! Eartha Kitt - LOVE her! Great photo Angie - thanks for sharing. Angie on "Late 1950s Maybe?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/late-1950s-maybe#post-948242 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 17:22:04 +0000 Angie 948242@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Aha! Great info, Parsley. Thanks! Parsley on "Late 1950s Maybe?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/late-1950s-maybe#post-948231 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 17:02:43 +0000 Parsley 948231@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ That photo is by Allan Grant some time in the 1950s. The song "Who wears short shorts" came out in 1957, so they were definitely around then. I did find a photo of Eartha Kitt wearing short shorts in 1952, so it could be even early 50s. texstyle on "Late 1950s Maybe?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/late-1950s-maybe#post-948215 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 16:47:14 +0000 texstyle 948215@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I'd also say early 1960's but not sure. Wonder how old these girls were... Anonymous on "Late 1950s Maybe?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/late-1950s-maybe#post-948213 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 16:44:03 +0000 Anonymous 948213@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I'd say early 1960s. Angie on "Late 1950s Maybe?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/late-1950s-maybe#post-948211 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 16:42:17 +0000 Angie 948211@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Or early 1960s. What do you think? Cropped Tops and Hot Pants. Just pinned this. Iconic look: <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/18577417185919840/?e_t=263de9168f2a4d0e988fe1fa5caf45a9&e_t_s=red-button&utm_source=sendgrid.com&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=comment_pin_owner" rel="nofollow">http://pinterest.com/pin/18577.....on&ut</a>