1950s Television and Fashion

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1950s Television and Fashion
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1950s Review

• Who invented the term Rock and Roll and where
  did he originally work?
• Name at least two artists from the 1950s.
• What type of music did Rock and Roll originate
  from?
• What are some reasons that many parents of the
  teenagers of the 1950s give for refusing to
  allow their kids to listen to Rock and Roll?

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1950s - Television

• With the invention of the Television, American
  lives changed forever.
• Before Television, family time was spent playing
  card games, board games, and listening to the
  radio.
• Families also spent most of their spare time
  reading and going outdoors for recreation.
• The new invention was usually situated inside a
  big mahogany chest.
• By the late 50s it was a stand alone set.

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1950s - Television

• In the early days of TV, many comedy programs had
  their origins in radio, where they had been
  popular for decades.
• For the most part, radio sitcoms featured adults
  and regular adult storylines, and this trend
  carried over to television.
• For example, long running soap operas began on
  the radio and then moved to T.V.

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1950s - Television

• Show began to develop as more and more people
  watched television.
• Shows such as I love Lucy, The Honeymooners were
  specifically made for adults.
• Television movies also developed like Peter Pan.

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1950s - Music

• Family shows were also very popular as most
  families viewed the Television together usually
  after dinner.
• Shows such as Ozzy and Harriet and Leave it to
  Beaver were very popular.
• Other family sitcoms included Dennis the Menace,
  Father Knows Best,

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1950s - Music

• For children and teenagers there were shows like
  The Mickey Mouse Club, the Romper Room, Captain
  Kangaroo, Howdy Doody etc.
• For Teenagers the one show that they would all
  want to watch would be American Bandstand. This
  show brought home a new Rock Star every time the
  show aired.

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1950s - Fashion - Ladies

• Ladies usually wore dresses or skirts.
• Hair was usually short or in a pony tail .
• A girdle was usually worn if you were wearing a
  dress.
• Accessories hats, gloves, saddle shoes, penny
  loafers, bobby socks, cat's-eye glasses,
  detachable Peter Pan collars, pearl necklaces
• Clothing strapless evening gowns, jeans
  trousers for women, sweater sets, poodle skirts,
  suits, full skirts

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1950s - Fashion - Men

• Men were clean cut, usually wore crew-cuts,
  leather jackets, white T-shirts, jeans,
  pompadours, duck-tailspreppy sweaters