No CC Decades Outfits 2.0

1950s Children's Fashion

Children's fashion followed the same general trends as for adults. Big skirts for girls, lots of colors and prints, western-themed clothes... Since the game is so limited in children's clothes, most of what was used for the 40s can be, and need be, used for the 50s as well, but there are a few new trends worth lifting.

Infants

With the 1950s one new clothing item was added to infants - the onsie. Making caring for an infant so much easier, they became very popular. Another trend was gendered color choices, with boys in lively pink, and girls in calming blue tones (or the other way around depending on where you lived. During the 50s this shifted, and the idea for pink for girls and blue for boys started to set). 

Toddlers

For toddlers and boys the big news for the decade was that boys could now regularly wear pants. For girls, skirts and shirts started to be more popular, though dresses were still the standard. Many toddlers, especially at young ages, would wear clothes very similar to what infants wore. I've made a few outfits to add to the mix from the 40s.

Children

For school boys pants were now the norm, and some schools even started to accept jeans as a pant for boys. Overalls were also common, and in general boy's clothes became more adapted for playing with loser fits and durable materials. Of course for dressing up the ideal was still for a boy to look like a mini-version of his father. (And can we just note that while we have western-themed outfits for toddlers with horse ranch there are none for boys... not even a shirt! Come on! That is such an oversight.)

For girls, dresses were very much the norm. While girls had been more permitted to wear pants in the 40s, the 50s didn't continue that trend. There were still overall options and pants options for girls, but only for leisure time as most schools frowned on girls wearing pants. A new addition to the wardrobe, however, was the flipflop. Generally disliked by parents as "too noisy" they were very popular amongst children and teens. I also added a swimsuit, as girls swimsuits also followed the trend of bold patterns and colors, but also more and more started to look like the swimsuits we have today.

Teenagers

The 50s was the age where teenagers truly came into their own. With movies such as Rebel without a cause and books aimed at teenagers such as Catcher in the Rye, teen culture started to blossom, often to their parents horror. This is seen in their outfits as well. They are more casual, especially after school (although to be fair, many teens still dressed a lot like their parents).

For boys this meant white t-shirts, jeans, tennis or saddle shoes and varsity jackets. Shirts were often untucked.

For girls, the 50s meant poodle skirts (and how annoying is it that we have one with the right print but entirely the wrong shape and length in game?), ponytails and prom dresses. A lot of the fullness of the skirts was popular amongst teenager as well, but they would also wear shorts, capri pants and jeans at times.