Mens 50s Costumes
Posted by: admin Post date: December 8th, 2009There were some great fashions for men during the 1950s ranging from the preppy look, greaser and beatnik. Below you will find some great mens 50s costumes to wear this Halloween or fancy dress party. Click on any of the links below to find even more great costumes.
Good Adult Buddy Holly Costume
One of the icons of the 1950’s rock and roll scene was Buddy Holly. Who can forget his unique look with thick black rimmed glasses and snazzy suits? If you want a bit of the Buddy Holly look then this blue plaid jacket with black lapels and buttons is ideal. Add your own black pants and pair of black glasses and you’ll definitely be rocking this Halloween.
Adult Grease Danny Costume
The greaser look was extremely popular amongst rebellious young men during the 1950s. It took its name from the fashion of combing back hair into the pompadour style with wax, gel, cream or tonics. The fashion was typically a white or black t-shirt, black leather jacket and blue or black jeans. Greasers would wear motorcycle boots, army boots, winkle pickers, or basketball shoes. If you want to have the greaser look this Halloween then this Danny costume will do the trick. With its back T-Birds logo jacket and matching belt, just add the t-shirt, jeans and shoes and you will be the one that she wants!
Adult Prom King Costume
Be King of the Prom in this great tuxedo that looks like its stepped right out of the 1950s Get rocking and a rolling in this powder blue jacket with iridescent lapels, flap pockets, ruffled shirt front, matching paints, shimmering cummerbund and black bow tie. All you need to do now is find your Prom queen.
When we think about the 1950s and men’s fashion we often think about the likes of Cary Grant, Rock Hudson and Gregory peck dressed in grey flannel suits. Clothing was quite conservative and for work wear there wasn’t much choice of color for men and apart from grey, dark blue, dark brown or charcoal. Suits tended to be more tapered and jackets shorter and single breasted. Even ties were a dark color and tended to be more slimmer. Most men of the era would wear a hat, usually a fedora. When it came to casual wear, 1950s men wore cardigan sweaters, casual shirts and pants.
For younger men, however, fashion was about making a statement. In the 1950s movies The Wild One (1954) starring Marlon Brando and Rebel Without a Cause (1955) starring James Dean, we saw men wearing black leather jackets, jeans and t-shirts.
Towards the end of the 50s came a movement known as “beatniks”. This movement was characterised by young people trying to break away from a conformist lifestyle and to be more individual. A stereotypical beatnik would wear a black turtleneck sweater, black pants, black beret, sunglasses and have a goatee beard.
I hope these mens 50s costumes have inspired you to dress up for this era. For female 50s costumes, visit our main 50s costume page.
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