The Nifty 50's

THE CLASS OF 1950
PHOTO'S FROM THE "ALL FIFTY'S REUNION"
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THE CLASS OF 1957
PHOTO'S FROM THE "50th REUNION", SEPT 7, 2007
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1950's Parents And Teens

  • Before Rock and Roll:
    Children were seen and not heard.
  • After Rock and Roll:
    Started 1950's teens struggling to be heard.

1950's Clothing

  • Before Rock and Roll:
    Very conservative clothing.
  • After Rock and Roll:
    Girls wore full skirts with poodle with a leash motifs on them and tight fitting blouses tucked into the waist.Capri/pirate pants, pedal pushers, jeans /dungarees, petticoats, "can-can" petticoats, peter pan collared blouse, twin sweater set, cinched belt, pleated skirts. black and white converse tennis shoes, saddle shoes, loafers and white bucks.

    • Boys wore bermuda shorts and hawaiian shirt, bobby sox, ankle sox, jeans, t-shirt, leather jacket or denim jacket, glasses: black horned rim, neckerchief, cardigan, turtleneck (black). The White Sports Coat became popular

1950's Hair Styles

  • Before Rock and Roll:
    Teen boys hair was cut short and or combed to the side with a part.
  • After rock and roll:
    Side burns and longer

1950's Music

  • Before Rock and Roll:
    Performers were pretty conservative in their stage performances. And teenagers and parents were in general pretty conservative when they danced.
  • After Rock and Roll
    Performers really moved to the music.


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