In the 1950s, the fashion industry was based mostly around teenagers and young adults. Before this time, adolescents were expected to follow in their parents’ footsteps, but because of the new rebellious era and fashion trends, teenagers were breaking away from this tradition. During this time the economy boosted due to an increase in employment, and parents started to earn more money. This mean they were now able to afford to give their children generous pocket money, leading to an increased buying power and increased sale in the youth clothing industry. Because most trends were now revolved around teenagers, a new freer, loser, laid back style came in, which was a big change to the previous formal trends worn by an older generation.…
The economic downturn of the late 70s had a significant impact on the culture and fashion of the period.…
8/1/1981 ‘Ladies and Gentleman, Rock and Roll” The Buggles the video started “ Video killed the radio Star”.…
Growing up in the 1980’s and the 90’s I became a huge fan of Hip-Hop music. My friends and I used to sit around for hours listening to our favorite rappers on the radio and watching the videos on television. We would argue for hours about who was a better lyricist and why. Now as I have grown older and the music I have grown to love and still listen to has changed, I find myself asking a very good question. What has changed in Hip-Hop from the time I was started listening to now? The answer is as complex as it is simple, the music itself has changed. The Hip-Hop music of today seems to be more commercial as opposed to being artistic and message driven.…
The late 1980’s were a period of change, both in the United States and across the world. Van Halen had broken up causing cultural unrest amongst the common man, and poor economic progress in the 70’s paved the way for the first Republican president since Nixon (who didn’t leave the best of impressions during his tenure as president), and the U.S. was just as concerned as ever about the expansion of communism, with the Sandinistas in Honduras and the Castro family in Cuba inching communism ever closer to U.S. borders.…
One thing that was popular in the 1990s is the fashion, the 1990s had alot of different fashion in the decade. One of the most popular fads in the 1990s was grunge clothing…
The only possible explanation is that there was a culture shock. The art of the time can attest to it. One great example of how the art changed was through their music. The 1950's was the decade of the "crooners". These singers ranged from Elvis Presley, who later became better known as the King of Rock, Bing Crosby, Buddy Holly, Frank Sinatra, and Ray Charles. The 50's represented a time of innocence, formality, and portrayed a feeling of peace. On the other hand, the top bands of the 1960's were the British Beatles who appeared out of Liverpool, the Rolling Stones who became one of the most iconic rock bands, and the Beach Boys from California. The music of the time switched from the slow love songs of the 1950's to the wild tumultuous ballads of the 1960's. During the 70's, 80's, and 90's our culture went through other various shifts. We underwent the first of many major women's liberation movements in the 70's, the King of Pop in the 80's, and the internet in the 90's. Currently, we have a combination of all of the changes and events from the past but we place our own unique spin on things. We have our own very unique artists who pay respect to the past by either reinventing their favorite songs or by creating new and exciting songs that reflect our current culture. A few of the top singers in America are Adele, Bruno Mars, Carrie Underwood, Demi Lovato, Ed Sheeran, and Sia. These artists not only reflect what our current culture is, but they are also ushering in a new cultural era. One of the many special and unique things about works of art, cinema, music, and literature are its fans. We have something which is commonly known as "fan culture" or a people being a part of a "fandom". "Fandom" is when a group of fans is characterized by having a feeling of empathy and camaraderie with others who share a common interest. This "fan culture" brings fans from across the globe…
Geometric, vintage, and pop and op art clothing were famous during the 60’s. Also, people began to follow trends of celebrities/famous people, and young adults/college students. As research shows “The mods-short for moderns-took their inspiration from the beatniks and also studied American college fashion for fresh ideas. The results were vivid shirts and ties an turtlenecks, or for a more relaxed look, boxy blazers and narrow pants” (Connikie 40). Geometric, and pop and op art clothing were also very popular because they were easy to make at home with a few pieces of colored material stuck onto coats, sweaters and dresses” (“Trends of the Mid 1960’s”). These new styles that were emerging were sometimes similar but often very different from the decades before it. Lots of people were following the new funky trends, but with all trends, there was a handful of people who strongly disliked these new styles and tried to ban them (Connikie 41). The new trends of the 1960’s were beginning to emerge and many designers were trying to keep up with the high demand, and making sure the designs for the clothes were fresh and…
During this era the music wasn’t understood, the sound and fashion of it wasn’t either. This was a time when music began to provide great income, and its main focus was on making money. There were many new types of music genres that popped up during this time such as New wave and Hair Metal, which have influences on music today. T.V had a large influence on music during the 1980s. Colour T.V meant that music videos were in colour but, the music channels played music twenty-four hours a day meaning that young people could watch it anytime. Having music been played all the time had a large effect on music and helped breed new artists from all genres. In the 1990s, a range of music was listened to pop, funk, hip hop, electronic and alternative rock all attracted large audiences of all ages. However, as this decade went on genres began to fade out as artists began to experiment with all different types of music. Radios were essential, as they were being used by people every day when they were doing other activates such as driving, cooking or studying. The different stations targeted particular audiences, focusing on different genres and decades the music was from. This influenced people of all ages as they were able to listen to what they wanted on the different stations. Positives of music during these two decades are that as people were able…
Did you know that the band Led Zeppelin’s first choices for a name was The Mad Dogs and Whoopie Cushion? Or that famous bands like The Beatles or The Sex Pistols were the cause for mainstream fads and rebellion? The 1970s was an era of cultural expansion and pop. Beginnings and ends for famous and soon-to-be famous stars showed here; like the disbanding of The Beatles, or the start of Michael Jackson’s career with The Jackson 5. This decade further evolved rock, blues, country, and pop from the 1960s and even the 1950s. This is 1970s music and what affected it, and how it affected culture in the United States.…
Many rap songs in the 1990’s were influenced by the brutal attack on a man named Rodney King and the riots that followed the verdict of not guilty of the police officers that were the attackers. In one article they said, “Rap acquired considerable power as a voice of resistance.” (Bohlman) People listened to this music to resist. The rappers made this music so people would understand what was happening in “their” world. One song by Digital Underground f/ Biz Markie called The Odd Couple, for instance, mentioned King in the song by saying, “But look what they did to that man Rodney King, they beat him, and stomped him, like a bunch of grapes/When I seen him, he looked like the Planet of the Apes.” In that lyric they mentioned the fact that King…
The decade starts with the election of a new President, John. F. Kennedy, the youngest President of all the country had ever had. The main thing that Kennedy brought with his victory in elections was Hope for better future. He introduced a slogan “New Frontier”, that promised a great break-through in everything. However he had to face crises. So, in 1962 the Cuban missile crisis took place. It was a dangerous situation when the Soviet Union began to build bases for nuclear missiles in Cuba. President Kennedy complained to the Soviet government, stopped all ships from going to Cuba, and threatened to take military action. This caused a lot of international anxiety, but after a few days the Soviet Union agreed to remove the missile base.…
During the time of the 1980’s, there was a lot going on in our history. The Cold War was on its last years in the 1980s. In the United States its military ended involvement in Vietnam. The Civil Rights Movement and women’s movements reached many of their goals (“1970s and ‘80”). Ronald Reagan became president and benefited the economy by reducing…
The 1990’s was at first high with crime, There were numerous gangs committing crimes back early on in the 1990’s. Infamous school shootings such as Colombine were a problem. Bombings such as in Oklahoma City and attempted bombings such as in the World Trade Center in 1993 occurred. Although such atrocities happened at…
The decades of the 50’s, 60’s 70’s 80’s and 90’s had many significant events that shaped America into the nation that it is today. The events of these decades shaped the United States into the nation that it is today consist of the Cold War, the Vietnam War, the Watergate Scandal, Reaganomics, and the end of the Cold War.…