matany57

28.05.2023 03:07 •  Английский язык

Do you know how your grandparents used to dress when they were your age? I found out that until the 1940s, young people just dressed like their parents, so there were no fashions especially for teenagers then. That’s really hard to imagine now, isn’t it? A couple of days ago I was looking at some family photos and talking about them with my grandma. As a result of what I saw, I decided to look further into the history of fashions for young people.
I discovered that in the late 40s and 50s, major changes were starting to take place. For one thing, people began to have a little more money to spend. Also, cheaper, man-made materials like nylon were becoming really popular. So people stopped buying so many things made from materials like silk and wool.
Another change was that teenagers going to college in the 50s began to wear casual sweaters and trousers, or tight skirts for women, instead of dressing more like their parents. In fact, that style of dress became almost like a uniform among young people.
In America, they began to make clothes specially for teenagers. And in the UK, the Teddy Boy movement brought in the first teenage fashion style. Young men would wear smart jackets and narrow trousers, with thin ties and brightly coloured socks. I even found a photo of my father dressed exactly in that style!
There were lots of interesting photos in the family album, but there was one that really caught my attention and I copied it and put it on my wall. It was of my grandma as a young woman, when she was walking with my grandfather, arm in arm, near the beach at the seaside. She was wearing a long, stylish coat, a tight-waisted dress and a close-fitted hat. She looked incredibly smart and well-dressed, but not in the kind of clothes we’d consider suitable for the beach today!

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