Those of us who love to play with capsule wardrobe, get in detail the concept of mix-and-match clothing. To unlock this style idea, you need to have a few pieces in your closet that act as a foundation to build multiple outfits in a match and mix fashion. However, the goal of this piece of content is to mine the history in depth about mix-and-match clothing.
The shortage of fabric during the second world war that took place from 1939 to 1945, had a tough reality to digest when it comes to women's fashion. The 1950s marked the great moment in people's economy and fashion and saw a huge popularity of women outfitted in matching pieces. The most notable ones were women in the United States and Europe.
The trend powered women's personalities and luxury through the passionate use of pieces with bold print and colors. Interesting—the fashion topic of the moment didn't discriminate against social status.
The enormous love in fashion and style at that time led to the introduction of huge quantities of clothing and accessories such as hats, gloves, belts, handbags, jewelry and shoes in the market. The great deal was that most of those fashion related products were affordable among people.
Unfortunately—in the 1950s, women's taste in accessories was lost. In order to keep the business in line, clothing dealers introduced mix-and-match fashion.
Mix-and-match fashion was quickly adopted by fashion designers—giving women the opportunity to wear costumes.
Mix-and-match clothing lasted until the 1960s when individuality was introduced in the fashion world.
REFERENCES:
Ewing, Elizabeth. History of Twentieth Century Fashion. Revised by Alice Mackrell, MD: Barnes and Noble Books, 1992.