How to Make a Fifties Costume
- 1). Slick back your hair with gel and comb the sides up and back to make a duck tail hairdo.
- 2). Put on a pair of classic, straight legged blue jeans and roll the cuffs up to your ankles. Put on a plain white T-shirt and tuck it into the jeans. The shirt should be fitted but not super tight.
- 3). Put a leather jacket on over the T-shirt and leave it unzipped. The ideal leather jacket should be black or brown, and should hit at the hip.
- 4). Wear a pair of simple, classic black canvas basketball sneakers or military-style boots.
- 1). Style your hair neatly with gel. Part it on the side for a preppy male and in the middle for a nerd.
- 2). Tuck a plain polo shirt into the pants. Nerds can add a bow tie to the polo shirt.
- 3). Wear simple, black or white canvas sneakers or black or brown oxford shoes.
- 4). Put on a letterman's jacket to complete the preppy look. If you don't have a letterman's jacket, sew a felt cut-out initial onto the front of a plain jacket or blazer.
- 5). Put on horn-rimmed glasses for a nerdy or Buddy Holly look.
- 1). Curl and tease your hair and use heavy hair spray to make your hair look big and thick.
- 2). Wear a tight pair of black skinny jeans or leather pants.
- 3). Put on a tight black shirt, off-the-shoulder if possible.
- 4). Wear black high heeled shoes, preferably open-toed or with pointed toes.
- 5). Apply red lip stick and heavy black mascara and wear a black choker to complete the look.
- 1). Curl your hair and tie it back into a tight, neat ponytail or pigtails.
- 2). Find a poodle skirt at a costume store or online. Authentic poodle skirts are difficult to find, but you can make your own with felt. Poodle skirts should hit at or below the knees.
- 3). Wear a tight, short sleeved sweater, preferably button-down and collared.
- 4). Put on a pair of bobby socks -- these are short socks with lace trim at the top.
- 5). Wear saddle shoes over the bobby socks. If saddle shoes are too hard to find, Mary Janes are also appropriate.
- 6). Wear cat's eye glasses for a nerdy look.
Greaser Male
Preppy/Nerdy Male
Greaser Female
Bobby Soxer
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