Chanel! Dior! Givenchy! These brands all dominated the Parisian fashion scene throughout the 1950s. Once the fashion restrictions imposed by World War II cloth rationing were lifted, old styles were ...

'The Fairy Godmother of Vintage Dresses' restored Courtlin's late grandmother's 1959 wedding dress Gabrielle Rockson is a staff writer-reporter for PEOPLE. She joined PEOPLE in 2023 and covers ...

The cast of 'Casa Valentina' rehearses a scene in which Miranda (Zach Sudbury, seated in the center with a drink), enjoys her first weekend escape to the resort of the play's title. Victor ...

During times of uncertainty (or even in times of boredom) many cope in different ways. For me, I tend to deal with my insanity and antsiness by dressing up as a 1950s housewife. Yes, you read that ...

The 1950s are often idealized as a golden age for women, with images of perfectly groomed housewives tending to their families in spotless homes. This era is frequently romanticized as a time when ...

American society in the 1950s was geared toward the family. Marriage and children were part of the national agenda. And the Cold War was in part a culture war, with the American family at the center ...

The 1950s were a wild mix of domestic duties, social expectations, and carefully polished appearances—all wrapped up in a perfectly pressed apron. For women of the era, life was about striking a ...