Fifties Dive

Many people in the 1950’s era, spent their time reading newspapers, playing board games, listening to the radio broadcasts, and children played outside. They had a lot more socialization back then too, people were always hanging out at each others houses, outside such as fast food places, or even went bowling to catch up with their friends a lot. From my research I have noticed that they had limited fast food options than they do now. They had McDonald’s, or takeaway from the local fish shop. Many families who had spare money went to cinema trips and holidays. Some who did not have any spare money spent their family time at home. I did notice that for housewives housework is much harder back then it is now. Good examples are people did their laundry by hand instead of a washing machine and hung up their clothes on a clothing line instead of dryer drying their wet clothes. Refrigerators were considered a luxury in the 50’s so many people who did not have them had to go out...

This is such a cute pink and black costume gift for fifters! The outfit has a pink silk top along with a long polka dot scarf as well. She has a black and silver belt to make her style catch the eyes of those who love 50’s wear. She has a polka dot skirt that extends to the knees and has what looks like a pink snake on the bottom right corner. This detail matches the pink blouse on top and ends with black tights. My aunt loves to dress my little cousins in these costumes not only on Halloween but to play dress up as well. She loved doing their make up for them and just playing outside with them while they ran or jumped around in their cute outfit.

I Love Lucy is an American sitcom of the century in 1951. It stared Lucille Ball as Lucy Ricardo, Desi Arnaz as Ricky Ricardo, Vivian Vance as Ethel Mertz, and William Frawley as Fred Mertz. This show was watched by millions and across the world and was broadcasted by CBS. One of the main characters Lucy is a funny and wacky wife of Ricky Ricardo. He was known as a Cuban bandleader. They live in New York and Ricky tries to stay afloat for his family in show business to help as best as she can, but she can get into some pickles along the way. Lucy and Ricky’s best friends Ethel and Fred who are also known as their landlords always come visit them and have a good time together. I have seen many episodes where Ethel and Lucy are in messes, they get themselves into and sometimes their husbands have to dig them out of these situations. In this show, later on Ricky and Lucy welcome a baby boy named little Ricky in 1953 and it was broadcasted on Television. In these episodes t...

What an interesting green and white booklet gift for fifters! This woman poses with ease as she snaps a photo back at the photographer. She is wearing a green dress with stockings. She has a big camera beside her and lifts her dress with the cord and hold‘s what clicks to snap a picture. This lady has red curled hair and is holding a bird stick in her hand. This photo reminds me of the crude shirts my guy friend has in his house and he wears them proudly out too. I am sure he would love this calendar and would hang it up in his room.

  Audrey Hepburn was born May 4, 1929 and died January 20, 1993.  She was a British actress and considered a humanitarian. She was recognized as both a film and fashion icon in her time.  Hepburn was an actress from 1949 through 1989. She then was a humanitarian from 1954 through 1992. It was said she had two spouses. One was named Mel Ferrer she married him 1954, had her two sons named Sean and Luca Ferrer, and divorced him in 1968.   She then married Andrea Dotti in 1969and divorced him in 1982. After having these two spouses in her lifetime she never married again but did have a relationship with a man named Robert Wolders until she died. When she was younger, she spent most of her childhood in Belgium, England and the Netherlands. She studied ballet. Audrey first started to be a chorus girl in musical productions and then appeared on small films. She rose to stardom in the romantic comedy called, “the Roman Holiday.” She stared in this movie in 19...

These are a wonderfully unique white and black dancing shoes gift for fifters! This pair of shoes have white laces that connect nicely within the footwear. There is a white brand lettering that covers on the right side of the shoe. I notice that there is a brownish or reddish color at the bottom of the shoes that pop out. They have included a white and black print on the footwear that would compliment any outfit nicely. I remember my grandmother having these pair of shoes in her closet, she would never give these away as they were precious to her. It reminded her of the days she went dancing with my grandpa and had a blast. To this day years after my grandma passed away my grandpa still has these shoes in the closet. I am sure he keeps them to remember her.

The baby boom originally started in 1946 but progressed within the 1950’s. There was 40 million babies being born on average. The top names during this time period were James, Mary, John, and Linda. Houses that were for sale within the median range was for 7,000 to 8,000 and the average home size was under 1,000-square-feet. A woman named Gwendolyn Brooks won a prize for her second poetry book called, “Annie Allen.” Upon this poetry book she covered topics such as poverty, racial discrimination, gender equality, and more. In this era, Cinderella premiered on February 15 and became one of the highest-grossing movies of that year. Julia Child enrolls in a cooking school and soon enough becomes a TV hit and influences others to change the way they eat. In the 50’s, Charlie Brown and his friends made an appearance and had a toddler look that cached the attention to young children.   During 1951, RCA broadcasts the first color episode on June 25, and it became a hit for ...