No CC Decades Outfits 2.0

1950s Male Fashion:

The 1950s was a bit of a contrasting time. On the one hand bold colors and lots of patterns, on the other a return to a more conservative style with dark suit color, white shirts and long ties. For once, working class clothes change a bit too - as blue color jobs means factories, mechanics and less agricultural work.

Everyday outfits:

With men’s fashion, the early 1950s came with a rather conservative look, especially for the businessman. “Grey was the only color necessary in his wardrobe, with subtle shades of brown or blue for those daring to stand out.” (Vintage dancer). Shirts were predominantly white or blue, and neckties skinny, long and often striped. In game there is only one suit that really fits the bill really well, but several shirt and tie options that work, and really a bit of imagination and most suit jackets could work, not all men followed fashion after all. The outfit was completed by a fedora hat.

Another trend was the continued move towards leisure wear becoming more popular. Sports jackets in different colors, pullovers, cardigans in bright colors were all popular options at home. Here a lot of the outfits used for the thirties work just as well here.

For the working class man, shirts were rougher, and uniforms common. Overalls were of course still common, especially as mechanic became a more common profession with the increase of cars in society.

Winter wear:

Winter clothes is hard in the 1950s as most men would wear a coat of some kind over his suit. When not wearing a coat there are several types of jackets he would wear that is simply not represented in game (what I wouldn't give for a classic trench coat!). But this is what I came up with that came reasonably close (you will note that most of these has been used before in earlier decades too):

Summer:

For summer trends that had started in the late 1940s continued. The hawaiian-print was more popular than ever, men still wore socks with their shorts, and shirts were more commonly left untucked. Plaid was really popular and shoes were becoming more and more casual and comfortable, with sandals, loafers and blue suede shoes (which I can't really find any good ones in game). Straw hats of various forms completed the outfits. Of course versions of the sailor style still survived in its white and blue.

Swimwear:

Swimwear continued to evolve like it had in the 40s. New man-made materials made for a better fit, and bold colors and prints were favored. Waists were higher than on any of the options in game, but legs could vary in length from extremely short to just above the knee. The trend with matching shirts continued as well and basically everything from the 40s can stay used.

Athletics wear:

Sport clothes in the 50s looked rather a lot like todays, or the ones they had in the 40s for that matter. Shorts with elastic waist of various lengths, ranging from really short to just above the knee, a variation of t-shirts, polo shirts and sweat shirts. The real novelty was the hoodie that was born in this decade. The Converse All Star was still the most popular tennis shoe, with 80% of the market according to Vintage Dancer.

Formal and party wear:

The 1950s was definitely the age of the tuxedo. While white tie was still used for really formal occasions, the tuxedo had replaced it in almost all other formal settings. The color was predominantly black or midnight blue, but in summer a white jacket with black or blue pants could be used as well. For less formal events, a normal business suit could be used, sometimes even with a jacket of a different color if you were bold.Blue or red was particularly favored. I choose blue here.

Sleepwear:

For sleepwear anything that worked in the 40s would work in the 50s. Not much happened, other than more man-made materials being used. One "news" was the bathrobe, which while it wasn't new per say, made an entry into the homes of everyday people and lost its status symbol. This is a selection of what I use in my game: