Creating mood boards, concepts and delving back into ’70s archives are a must when creating the next season range so our team have put together our favourite style icons who inspire us still to this day. We started in the ’70s and continue to take inspiration for each collection from the top ’70s style and fashion icons in the industry. What do you love about 1950s fashion? I would love to hear.Top ’70s style and fashion icons that inspire our designs at Terry de Havilland Grace epitomised classic and timeless beauty with her wardrobe.ġ950s fashion was, without a doubt, one of the fashion industries favourite decades. Her wedding dress in 1956 was one of the most memorable and elegant wedding dresses of all time. Grace Kelly both on screen and off screen outfits, were the most talked about and copied of the decade. Elizabeth liked to push boundaries with fashion and start trends, with her plunging neck lines, fur wraps, feather boas and eye catching head pieces. This secured the bikini as a must have fashion item.Įlizabeth Taylor’s style was brave, admirable and inspirational. Dean has an effortless fashion style with his leather jacket, blue denim jeans and collars always up.īrigitte Bardot wearing a bikini in the Cannes Film Festival, 1953, stole the show. James Dean was one of the most handsome and iconic men of the 1950s. Also her hourglass figure accentuated her feminine fashion style. Sophia Loren made famous the fashion item eyeliner. His style was biker chic, guyliner and high waisted trousers. He invented his own brand of preppy rockabilly. She was famous for her platinum blonde hair, red lips and her beauty spot.Įlvis Presley was the poster boy of the 1950s. Marilyn Monroe was one of the greatest and most recognisable fashion icons of all time, she defined glamour for generations to come. She always relied on her little black dress when out on the town. Audrey epitomised elegance and was an example of less is more. They were the first to showcase the fashion.Īudrey Hepburn mainly wore Givenchy gowns. It is an elegant look.įashion icons of the 1950s were stars such as Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, Sophia Loren, James Dean, Brigitte Bardot, Elizabeth Taylor and Grace Kelley. It is a slim tweed jacket and skirt with contrasting bound edges. The most famous being the black dress worn by Audrey in Breakfast at Tiffany’s and the famous gold embroiled gown worn in Sabrina.Ĭoco Chanel was creating fashion since 1910 but in the 1950s she created the famous ‘Chanel Suit’ as we still know it now. After years of fashion oppression and fabric rationing during the Second World War, the era of Womanliness was here.ĭesigner Cue Hubert de Givenchy, a Parisian designer whose designs were worn by the likes of Audrey Hepburn. This meant fashion was available for the masses! Designers such as Christian Dior, Givenchy and Chanel were influential designers in the 1950s.Ĭhristian Dior nipped hourglass shapes which created a new era in women’s fashion. It was easy care fabrics with speedier manufacturing. The transition from the 1940s post war fashion moved from the saloons to the streets.
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