1950s vintage photo of two stylish young Black women in 1950s fashions walking across the street from a department store with it's Mid Century Typography.

1956- Houston via Flickr

One of my favourite posts to put together was on ‘1940s Street Style‘. It was fun to browse images and see what everyday folks wore to go shopping, out to dinner, on vacation etc. No pajama pants and track pants here.

The response to this post was so positive, that I decided to do it again with a 1950s version featuring men, women and even children being their stylish selves.

Let the fashion inspiration begin!

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1950s Street Style – 50s Fashion

The Vintage Photos

A gingham dress in Atlantic City. Or is it? Maybe our lovely lady is actually in a 1950s photo booth in her hometown far far away? What do you think?

1950s Vintage Photo of a woman on a swing in a gingham dress 1950s fashion vintage vacation

Source: Pinterest

3 Generations of 1950s men (while technically one is a little man) sitting on their car for a family photo.

Further Reading: Vintage Photos of people Hanging out with the Car

1950s vintage photo: 1952 photo of two men and a young boy in 1950s fashion sitting on a 1950s car.

Source: Etsy

April 1955- Snapshot of teen girls with adorable short haircuts and wearing full skirt dresses (one even has pockets!).

1950s vintage photo: 1958 Mid Century photo of Teenage Girls with 1950s styled Short Hair in 1950s dresses with pockets.

Source: Etsy

Hong Kong, 1950s. I am literally drooling over this woman’s look. I adore how she styled her Cheongsam dress. And can we talk about the mid century design in the background? Yooza! This photo is just the best.

1950s vintage photo of a stylish 1950s Asian women in a 1950s traditional dress-Cheongsam with 1950s cat eye glasses and mid century architecture in the background.

Source: Pinterest

1950s vintage photo of a mother and her two childen in matching gingham dresses, 1954.

Source: Etsy

One cool 1950s guy -July 1957.

1950s vintage photo of a young handsome man in 1950s clothing standing in a 1950s room.

Source: eBay

1950s Summer Fashions on display at the campground. What gorgeous ladies!

1950s vintage photo of four young Black Women in 1950s summer fashions / 1950s fashions posing together in front of a 1950s car.

Source: Pinterest

Heading out to a formal event in a formal dress-1959.

1959 vintage photo of a young woman in a 1950s formal dress in living room heading to a dance

Source: Etsy

Cool sunglasses makes an already stylish outfit even better-August 1957.

1950s vintage photo of a woman in a pencil skirt dress with cool 1950s sunglasses posing in front of a building.

Source: Ebay

Young 1950s couple strolling down the street.

1950s vintage photo of a teenage couple in 1950s fashions walking down the street together.

Source: Ebay

Wow what style everyone had! I don’t know about you but I’m super inspired to change up my 1950s wardrobe after seeing these snapshots (Liz leaves blog to rummage thru closet….Ha Ha).

Question time: Did you have a favourite look from above? Do you also enjoy looking at photos of how regular folks dressed? Share in the comments below.

Further Reading:

1930s Fashions As Seen On Everyday People
Vintage Photo Tuesday: 1940’s Street Style
Vintage Photo Tuesday: 1950s Street Style
The Stylish “Regular” Folks of Days Gone By
The Stylish Toronto of the 1940s
Vintage Photo Tuesday: Vintage Black Style
Vintage Fashion 1920s-1960s. Archive of Blog Posts

Thanks for stopping by!

Liz

Window Displays are not a new invention they have been around since the 1800s, encouraging people to enter ones stores to browse and buy.

Today’s ‘Vintage Photo Tuesday‘ is going to showcase some of those fun Fashion Window Displays from the 1940s and 1950s. A super way to see what was being sold in stores.

Let the Window Shopping Begin!

Fashion Window Displays of the 1940’s & 1950’s

The Vintage Photos

1940s Women’s Suit & Dress, Bonwit-Teller window display, New York, 1940s.

Source: Tumblr

One more Bonwit Teller Window, 1947. Two different dress versions of the same fabric (I like the right).

Bonwit Teller display windows, 1947 [Solomon R Guggenheim Museum Archives]. 1940s vintage photo showcasing 1940s women's fashions.

Source: Tumblr

New Garters & Suspenders Styled by Paris-A. Stein & Co Ltd. Men’s fashion window display (1930s or 1940s).

1930s 1940s Vintage Photo of a A Stein & Co Ltd Window Display. The vintage photo is showcasing men's fashions, New Garters & Suspenders.

Source: Collections Canada

Storefront at Norrmalmstorg in Stockholm 1957 showcasing women’s 1950s dresses.

1950s vintage photo of a Storefront at Norrmalmstorg in Stockholm 1957 Vintage Window Display showcasing women's 1950s dresses.

Source: Flickr

Fans of Marvelous Mrs. Maisel will recognize the department store name for the next 2 photos…1940s B. Altman Shop Window- 1940s dresses for a night out.

1940s B. Altman Shop Window Mannequins vintage 1940s photo showcasing women's 1940s evening dresses.

“It’s new….It’s Ballet Inspired….It’s for College. B. Altmans College Shop believes in the Ballerina Influence”. 1940s window display featuring a pretty 1940s dress.