50's outfit

[emery]

i have a sports banquet coming up and we're going to a 50's themed diner. Every one's gonna dress up 50's but i have no idea what to wear. all i know is poodle skirts and folded socks haha. so any ideas?

ps- i like punkish style stuff- not preppy!

thanks

[Rose]

Watch Back To The Future I for inspiration

[blackbird668]

Poodle skirts with lots of petticoats and black & white saddle shoes are what really marked the 50's. If you don't have that, you might also go for jeans rolled up to just below the knee, a white over sized men's button-down shirt, and white bobby socks (the type that fold down) and white Keds sneakers. A scarf around your neck or tied in your hair adds to the look, so would cat-eye glasses if you can find them. Or a satin jacket like the girls wore in the movie "Grease".

I have the whole poodle skirt outfit, complete with petticoats, black & white saddle shoes, scarf and Cat-eye glasses that I bought for Halloween a few years ago. I ordered it from the Bowling Shirt website. Not cheap (over $100), but the whole look is complete and good quality clothing.

http://www.bowlingshirt.com/poodle/outfits/

[Judi]

If you not into real girly outfits you could go as a Zoot-Zooter, gangs back in the fifties.

[Victoria2]

Look here http://modish.typepad.com/photos/unc...trashydiva.jpg, do you like something like that!