Fashion

• Looks for teenagers were greasers and preppies • Greasers- black leather jacket o Denim jeans • Preppie- neatness, tidiness and grooming o Girls wore circular skirts with large aqqliques on their clothing o Pleated skirts o Scoop neck blouses o Back to front cardigans o Tight polo necks o Three quarter sleeve white fitting shirts • Suit and tie • Everything very pressed and neat • Basic blazer or jacket • Girls wore ponytails • Perms

__ Fashion __ Cat’s eye glasses Basket pocketbook Charm bracelet Fur collar Poodle skirt Pullover sweater Saddle shoes Fox Furs Bulky Coat Sweaters Denim Jeans Black Leather Jackets Polos Suit and Tie Blazers Scoop Neck Blouses Sweaters and Cardigans Pleated Skirts Girls wore circular skirts with large aqqliques on their clothing Three quarter sleeve white fitting shirts __ Appearance __ Dramatic Make-Up (Doe Eyes) The “ponytail” enters the American vocabulary The women wore their hair into bouffant styles Young guys would wear their hair like Elvis Perms Everyone dressed very pressed and neat Preppie Greasers



by: Rebecca Karow and Angela Depaola