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 It was his muse, the actress Audrey Hepburn, with her gamine style, who is probably most closely associated with the period.
But it wasn't just the Hepburn look that followers of fashion longed for. Womanly shapes were very much in vogue, as clothes were designed to show off the bust - a look that was captured by the up-and-coming silver screen actresses like Marilyn Monroeand Brigitte
Bardot.
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Eventually though, the mannered look made way for much younger trends - after all, this is the decade that saw the birth of the teenager.
In the US, styles were developing as a result of the influence of pop and Hollywood - with Elvis Presley, Marlon Brando and James Dean making their mark.
Denim teamed with creeper shoes black leather jackets, white T-shirts and the ubiquitous cigarette or match between the teeth offered not only style but also an immediate sultry attitude - one that made women weak at the knees.
America also offered the Rat Pack look - pure sophistication from the likes of Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin. Cool and casual maybe, but there was never a hair out of place.
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This side of the Atlantic we witnessed the rise of the Teddy Boys with their drainpipe trousers, draped jackets, shoestring ties,quiffed hair and brothel
creeper shoes. With their preponderance for electric blue and having a velvet collar on
theirjackets, the style was a combination of a number of influences from both America and Europe.
The overall effect may well have been seen as being somewhat ridiculous, particularly by parents, but then that's what fashion has been about ever since. See also
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