'50s Style Inspiration to Channel Into Your Spring Wardrobe
From poodle skirts to kitten heels, '50s fashion is back.
Fashion, being the cyclical industry that it is, never fails to bring forth trends we otherwise thought would be long left in the past. Since the pandemic, trends from the '90s and early 2000s have dominated the fashion scene, with styles such as mini skirts, slip dresses, chunky heels, low-rise pants, baby tees, and buckets hats as all examples of items that have been made popular once again. While there aren't necessarily signs of fashion's ongoing love affair with the two decades fizzling out, there are hints that trends from other decades are starting to come back in mainstream fashion.
Yes, we're talking about the '50s. The fashion from the decade was all about embracing traditional feminity in a modern way. Think of poodle skirts, fit and flares, neck scarves, polka dots, cat-eye sunglasses, cardigan sets, and pencil skirts—anything that was fun, flirty, and accentuated the figure.
It was a rather amusing era of fashion that was quick to embrace playful colors, patterns, and silhouettes. Style icons such as Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly, and Marilyn Monroe were the ultimate fashion muses, Christian Dior's "The New Look" was all the rage, not to mention films such as Grease, Don't Worry Darling, and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel are applauded for accurate reference to the '50s style.
The resurgence of '50s fashion should come as no surprise, as we currently live in a time defined by chasing individuality and finding freedom through clothes. From upcoming films such as Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies to trends spotted on the Spring/Summer 2023 runways, designers are already putting their own twists on '50s style perfectly suited for the modern-day lady.
Look no further than labels such as Valentino who are designing chic iterations of the poodle skirt, Hermès making a case for high-waist shorts, and Miu Miu proving that pencil skirts can be tasteful too. Below, L'OFFICIEL has compiled complete style inspiration on how to channel '50s style inspiration for your spring and summer wardrobe.