The Evolution of Silhouette: 1920s to 1970s
Every decade tells a unique story through its defining silhouettes. From the liberating drop-waist dresses of the 1920s that freed women from corsetry, to the padded shoulders of the 1940s that symbolized strength during wartime.
"Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street; fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening."
The 1950s brought back hyper-femininity with Christian Dior's 'New Look', creating dramatic hourglass figures, only to be rejected by the straight, mod lines of the 1960s that celebrated youth and the future.
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