THE 1950s_EN

What was the fashion of this era?

The 1950s started with the saying “It’s no longer postwar”. TV broadcasting began and movies took the place of radio. The fashion of this era were the Taiyozoku Fashion typified by ISHIHARA Yujiro, flared skirts that were called the New Look in Europe, and fashion influenced by foreign films and fashion magazines.

What did Japanese entertainers of this era wear??

The Entertainment industry in Kansai gradually became active again and one area they were active in was the TV and film world. The appearance of entertainers came to be observed by more people since they performed not only on the stages but also in the films. So they began to choose respectable clothes for their stage costume, which also makes this era a time that showed the actual change in generation and change of the times.