PBS' current Masterpiece series 'The Collection' is a veiled look at those heady days but they have used a fictitious Fashion House, with Nazi collaborator undertones for its story. Having lived through those times, and having a mother who loved fashion and told me stories about the impact of The New Look, it is interesting to me; However, I find this Masterpiece production below their usual fine standard. Watch it to see what Mary Quant was rebelling against in the 1950's with her mini skirts and "Mod" look which truly caught on in the sixties with the Beatles music and fashion melding together in pop culture sensibilities.
Quote from DW.com:
Sociologists and historians who've analyzed the first post-World War II years agree. The long hems and petticoats made of yards of fabric were a sign of the end of the governmental restrictions on materials, while the comeback of corsets signalized the return of women from offices, hospitals, and munitions factories back to homes.
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