50s Costume Ideas

About 50s

The 1950s were known for their wholesomeness. The first full decade as a return to normalcy after WWII, the United States experienced a population explosion with families reunited after the war. The result of this "baby boom" had many of these children born after WWII growing up in the 1950s or who had become teenagers. Rock n' Roll music featuring the likes of Elvis Presley and Buddy Holly was very popular as were poodle skirts, malt shoppes, and motorcycle riding boys dubbed Greasers for the amount of product used in their hair as for their mechanical natures working on their bikes or cars.

Dressing up 50s

Get the look of a carefree teen from simpler, more innocent days gone by! Ladies can gear up in {50s} style with a flirty {50s wig} with a flip and removable headband. Perfect for dressing up as Gidget or Annette Funicello from any of the beach movies made popular during the decade! Or, dress up with a poodle skirt and saddle shoes with your best fuzzy sweater to sip shakes at the malt shoppe!

Guys can go for leather jacket and jeans look with a t-shirt with rolled up sleeves and motorcycle boots. Or if you want something a little more "square", dress up with a pair of {50s wingtips} and Buddy Holly glasses to ask that special lady to get up and do The Twist with ya!

More Costume Ideas

• witch
• funny
• alice in wonderland
• harry potter
• hannah montana
• vampire
• spiderman
• transformers
• princess
• gi joe
• watchmen
• couple
• whip
• train conductor
• bounty hunter
• nymph
• malice in wonderland
• donkey
• kings scepter
• snow princess
• reindeer antlers
• chicken feet
• ali g
• buddy the elf
• friar tuck
• teddy bear
• condom
• frosty the snowman
• big bad wolf
• top hat
• yellow rapper
• tarzan
• samurai
• adult bear
• gold teeth
• jumpsuit disco
• short black wig
• hello kitty
• freddy krueger
• the beatles
• pregnant belly
• annie
• elf hats
• orphan annie
• can can
• bunny ears
• barbie
• phantom of the opra
• strawberry
• ladybug
• the incredibles
• bug
• maternity
• mrs claus apron
• doodle
• carmen miranda
• short wig
• care bear
• cinderella glass slippers
• athena
• lazy town
• panther
• golf
• elvis cape
• wookie
• gingerbread
• elf
• dove wings
• venus
• grinch
• pirates of the caribbean
• hooded black cape
• adult pocahontas
• madame
• shepherd
• dickens
• circus freaks
• 80s prom
• flapper wig
• motorcycle
• batman cape
• genie in a lamp
• santa hat
• wooden soldier
• disco
• adult tinkerbell
• cabaret
• pig tail nose ears
• santa sack
• black wig
• mrs santa
• shark
• ice cream cone
• narnia
• greek goddess
• john travolta
• sexy stewardess
• marie antoinette
• big ears
• spear
• zebra
• pig tail
• mickey mouse hands
• reindeer
• mrs claus wig
• charleston
• prince charming
• moulin rouge
• adult pig
• holly golithly
• edward scissorhands
• lt dangle