Its always amazing to me how all of the old styles always come back around.
These skirts are so much fun and nice and cool for the summer weather.
According to Vintage Dancer: In the 50s this is what most women wore on a daily basis.
The fuller the skirt the better in the 1950s!
The skirt was at least 4 or 5 yards of fabric draped using a few different techniques.
This skirt Im showing you today doesnt require even close to that amount of fabric.
She uses 2 yds of 44 fabric because she wanted her skirt to be fuller.
Back then the full skirt was popular because it was flattering.
The fullness hid big hips and made waists look smaller.
The fuller the skirt the more magic it had on slimming waistlines.
Adding a wide cinch belt over the skirt band created an even more wasp waist look.
Leather and plastic cinch belts were very popular, but they were prone to tearing and bunching up blouses.
The elastic cinch belt was the best at both keeping blouses tucked and waists thin.
