History of Fashion 1950s
1950
1953
1952
1950’s Timeline
1951
First organ transplant takes place.
Korean war begins.
The credit card system was introduced in America, this meant the beginning of an attitude towards disposable wealth.
Mass production of computers began.
Colour tv introduced.
South Africans Forced to Carry ID Cards Identifying Race.
Identity cards and then food rationing ended.
Polio vaccine used to save humans from poliomyelitis infection.
Car Seat Belts Introduced.
Queen Elizabeth 2 crowned.
Mount Everest conquered by Hillary and Tensing.
DNA the secret of life discovered by James Watson and Frances Crick.
First Playboy Magazine issued
Pucci opened the Fashion
House of Emilio Pucci.
Rock and Roll starts in USA
Dresses without waistlines were shown by Balenciaga.
Ready to wear boutiques from designer Balmain, opened in New York.
Neo Edwardians, Teddy Boys seen around London.
Givenchy showed his first collection in Paris.
Dupont began commercial production of Dacron at a plant in North Carolina, to produce Dacron (polyester)
The House of Paquin merges with the House of Worth
54% of American homes had television sets.
Report Says Cigarettes
Cause Cancer
Segregation Ruled illegal in the United States
Bill Haley 's "Rock Around the Clock" rocks the world.
Film idol of teenagers James Dean dies in a car accident.
McDonald 's Corporation Founded
Grace Kelly Marries Prince Rainier III of Monaco
Hungarian Revolution
Suez Crisis - The Suez Canal was nationalized and control taken from Britain and France.
Television was first introduced in Australia in September, just in time for the Melbourne Olympics.
Sputnik 1 the first satellite to orbit the earth launched into space by the Russians. The space age becomes a reality.
Coco Chanel reopened her Paris fashion salon after a long closure.
Elsa Schiaparelli shows her last collection
The youth revolution
1953
1952
1950’s Timeline
1951
First organ transplant takes place.
Korean war begins.
The credit card system was introduced in America, this meant the beginning of an attitude towards disposable wealth.
Mass production of computers began.
Colour tv introduced.
South Africans Forced to Carry ID Cards Identifying Race.
Identity cards and then food rationing ended.
Polio vaccine used to save humans from poliomyelitis infection.
Car Seat Belts Introduced.
Queen Elizabeth 2 crowned.
Mount Everest conquered by Hillary and Tensing.
DNA the secret of life discovered by James Watson and Frances Crick.
First Playboy Magazine issued
Pucci opened the Fashion
House of Emilio Pucci.
Rock and Roll starts in USA
Dresses without waistlines were shown by Balenciaga.
Ready to wear boutiques from designer Balmain, opened in New York.
Neo Edwardians, Teddy Boys seen around London.
Givenchy showed his first collection in Paris.
Dupont began commercial production of Dacron at a plant in North Carolina, to produce Dacron (polyester)
The House of Paquin merges with the House of Worth
54% of American homes had television sets.
Report Says Cigarettes
Cause Cancer
Segregation Ruled illegal in the United States
Bill Haley 's "Rock Around the Clock" rocks the world.
Film idol of teenagers James Dean dies in a car accident.
McDonald 's Corporation Founded
Grace Kelly Marries Prince Rainier III of Monaco
Hungarian Revolution
Suez Crisis - The Suez Canal was nationalized and control taken from Britain and France.
Television was first introduced in Australia in September, just in time for the Melbourne Olympics.
Sputnik 1 the first satellite to orbit the earth launched into space by the Russians. The space age becomes a reality.
Coco Chanel reopened her Paris fashion salon after a long closure.
Elsa Schiaparelli shows her last collection
The youth revolution
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