Youth(Teenagers)

1950's teen trends                               1950's Teen Talk

-Going steady                                       -Cat-Cool male teenager
 -Rock & roll music                              -Hunk-An attractive male
 -getting pinned                                     -Parking-Going with a date in a car to a romantic spot
-Cruising the boulevard                        -Square-Old-fashioned, dull, and boring
-Hanging out at the malt shop               -Shades-Shades
-wearing your boyfriend's class ring      -Its's a Gas-This is exciting
-Having a crush on the                         -Hardee, Har,Har-That's not very funny
 latest teen idol like James Dean!          -Goofing off-Acting silly/lazy
-sock-hops                                          -Dullsville-A boring place
-Good Humor man                               -Button up-Keep quiet

Fashion for teenagers 

The 1950s were totally different from any other time before it. The 50’s brought teenagers to Elvis Presley, burger joints, sock hops, and muscle cars. Being a teenager was fun again and their fashion trends proved it.

The popular look for teen boys in the 50’s was actually the clean cut look. More boys actually dressed like Richie.The style was tight jeans, blazers and jackets with short hair, and clean shaven. Cardigan sweaters were extremely popular, especially if you were the athletic type. Many teenage boys did dress in the greaser style, like John Travolta in the movie Grease, because this was after all the rock and roll era. The style for this group was tight tee shirts, jeans, and a leather jacket.

Girl’s styles were dresses that hung below the knees and sleeves being the style. Poodle skirts, jumpers, and cardigan sweaters were also seen quite often. Rolled up jeans were also worn but never in school. They were considered to be casual wear only. Scarves were considered fashionable and hair was usually long but pulled back in a ponytail more often than not as evidenced by Sandy in Grease.