Swimsuit Figure 7 And The 1950's
Figure 5 is a photo of my grandma in a bathing suit while on vacation in Atlantic City, NJ. The picture is dated September of 1967. She is wearing a high waist bathing suit bottom with a white stripe up the side and a scoop neck bathing top with a scalloped edge that has a daisy on each scallop. This bathing suit reveals some of her midriff, but not bearing her navel. Kennedy (2007) makes a note about bathing suit styles, “whereas the 1950’s were all about the bosoms and hips, the 1960s focused on the midriff” (p.202). High waist bathing suits were popular in the 50s; revealing part of the midriff but still keeping the navel concealed. This being the 60s and the height of the sexual revolution, the bikini had become an extremely popular swimsuit
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Based on their clothing choices, they might be going to a daytime or early evening event. My grandpa is wearing a single breasted fitted jacket with a single button fastening, wide lapels, narrow sleeves, and flap pockets. He is also wearing pleated black trousers, a large patterned bowtie, and black shoes. My grandpa’s outfit choice is a variation on what Peacock described in his look book as popular men’s evening wear of 1972. Peacock’s description was, “Single breasted patterned-velvet fitted jacket with single button fastening, wide lapels, narrow sleeves, flap pockets. Fitted black mohair trousers, flared hems. White collar attached shirt, ruffled front. Black velvet bow tie tucked under large collar. Black shoes” (1996, p.175). Some of the characteristics described here can be seen on my grandfather, such as the same shape jacket, black shoes, collared shirt and some pattern. My grandpa doesn’t have pattern on his jacket, but his bowtie is patterned and he chose to wear a black shirt instead of white. Even though my grandpa is wearing some similar things to the trendy evening wear look of this time, it is showing that he has a sense of individuality by pushing the fashion barriers and wearing something that is deviating from the norm. My grandpa also has hair that is a little longer; so maybe he was playing into the afro hairstyle that became popular in the 60s and lasted well into the 70s. My grandma in this photo is wearing a long-sleeved maxi dress with a pulled in waist above the natural waistline. The experimentation with the maxi length on skirts and dresses was popular amongst designers in the early 1970s. Farrell-Beck and Parsons (2007) mentioned that, “many women rejected the idea of longer lengths for daytime skirts” (p. 200). This could explain why my grandma is wearing a colorful maxi dress for a more formal occasion that was happening during the day or early
Based on their clothing choices, they might be going to a daytime or early evening event. My grandpa is wearing a single breasted fitted jacket with a single button fastening, wide lapels, narrow sleeves, and flap pockets. He is also wearing pleated black trousers, a large patterned bowtie, and black shoes. My grandpa’s outfit choice is a variation on what Peacock described in his look book as popular men’s evening wear of 1972. Peacock’s description was, “Single breasted patterned-velvet fitted jacket with single button fastening, wide lapels, narrow sleeves, flap pockets. Fitted black mohair trousers, flared hems. White collar attached shirt, ruffled front. Black velvet bow tie tucked under large collar. Black shoes” (1996, p.175). Some of the characteristics described here can be seen on my grandfather, such as the same shape jacket, black shoes, collared shirt and some pattern. My grandpa doesn’t have pattern on his jacket, but his bowtie is patterned and he chose to wear a black shirt instead of white. Even though my grandpa is wearing some similar things to the trendy evening wear look of this time, it is showing that he has a sense of individuality by pushing the fashion barriers and wearing something that is deviating from the norm. My grandpa also has hair that is a little longer; so maybe he was playing into the afro hairstyle that became popular in the 60s and lasted well into the 70s. My grandma in this photo is wearing a long-sleeved maxi dress with a pulled in waist above the natural waistline. The experimentation with the maxi length on skirts and dresses was popular amongst designers in the early 1970s. Farrell-Beck and Parsons (2007) mentioned that, “many women rejected the idea of longer lengths for daytime skirts” (p. 200). This could explain why my grandma is wearing a colorful maxi dress for a more formal occasion that was happening during the day or early