1950s

What a decade!

Ne, ovaj post nema veze sa Mad Man-om, zato što ja tu seriju ne gledam. Ne znam zašto, ali o tome neki drugi put. Sada ćemo pričati o američkoj domaćici, o drive in-ovima, bioskopima na otvorenom, prvim house appliance-ima, in not so many words - Pleasantville ugođaj.

American dreamhouse

Prvo – american dreamhouse je trademark ovog doba. Obožavam taj mix horizontalno & vertikalno drvo, plus bricks ispod prozora, sređena bašta, you get the picture. Ne mora da bude na sprat dovoljno je da ima garažu i nice patio za roštilj.

Naravno, waving housewife included. A onda zakoračite unutra i sa vrata čujete prekrasnu Dinah. 

OBOŽAVAM kuhinje komplet u jednoj boji. Plava ili roze. Pa ogroman frižider, ogromna rerna, da možeš da kuvaš i storuješ do sutra. (Nikad ne znaš kad će ti vanzemaljci da udare, moraš uvek biti na visini zadatka!)

U istoj toj kuhinji se naravno nalazi ovaj put revnosna domaćica i nezaobilazna Campbell's supica, doduše ne u konzervi, konzerva dolazi kasnije. :)

“Basements, rumpus rooms, and play rooms became incredibly popular during the 1950s. This ad for Armstrong asphalt tile was shown in American Home.”

Party rooms and bedrooms –nekako “Pillow Talk”-ish. :)

AMBIANCE

The mood, character, quality, tone, atmosphere of this particular period - delightful, delectable and charming. And priceless family photos!

Pa drive in-ovi…Endless love za sve drive in-ove 50tih. Poseban šmek, posebna čar. Američki proizvod, koji su profurale pedesete. A new consumer driven society was born. Svi ti chick filmići ne bi bili to što jesu, da se deo radnje nije odvijao i tamo. Happy days…

Many of them had girls on skates bring orders to the cars.

Golden Years

Bar to tako izgleda u mojoj romantizovanoj verziji (u kojoj btw nema hladnog rata i frke od atomske bombe). Ovaj period ume da mi deluje tako umirujuće. Traditional family values and love for your own country. Naravno, u mojoj verziji nema ni seksizma. Everything is just dandy!

Get lost , kid!

Okupljanje i uživanje u klopi. Kad god pomislim na piknik, u glavi mi je “fifties” scena. .. Preserving the moments. Joy and happiness. Rasterećenost.

BEAUTY AND STYLE

Fifties glamour

Prvo što mi pada na pamet je tvid. Tvid & oversized buttons. Struk i grudi, “flašica Coca Cole” silueta. Poneka Bouffant suknja. Kožne rukavice i tašne. Christian Dior & classic Chanel suits. Those were the days.

"Real glamour, it's based on femininity. I think that sexuality is only attractive when it's natural and spontaneous . . . We are all born sexual creatures, thank God, but it's a pity so many people despise and crush this natural gift. Art, real art, comes from it- everything . . . “

Marilyn Monroe

Posle 40tih, u kojima je bila zarozana i neugledna, u kojima je nosila pantalone i nije vodila računa o kosi (zbog svima poznatih razloga) u 50tim su se negovanost i sexy look vratili poput bumeranga. Imam utisak da su baš “in the fifties” žene bile one maškaste, treputave nimfe. 

Sledstveno tome sledeći odeljak se tiče tih istih treputavih nimfi koje su žarile i palile 50tih. The best of the best.

HOLLYWOOD'S HOTTEST 1950s STARS

Doris Day, Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly, Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor, Natalie Wood…

Blond ones and black ones. Savršeni parovi. Jedna je soficticirana i delikatna, druga mačkasta i uber sexy.

Oh, and of course -

Merry Christmas from the 50s