The history of fashion

The history of fashion

Vocabulary
...came into fashion стал(и) модными
… were trendy были модными
...became popular with... стал(и) популярными среди...
to invent (-ed) изобретать
women used to wear женщины (раньше) носили
denim джинсовая ткань
emancipated эмансипированный (свободомыслящий)
stiletto heel каблук-шпилька

In the 1920-1930s emancipated women used to have got short hair.

Jeans became popular in the 1950s.
In the 1950s denim became popular with young people. It was a symbol of the teennage rebel in TV programmes and movies.

Italian designer Roger Vivier invented stiletto heels in the1950s.

In the 1960s mini skirts became fashionable.
Mary Quant (born 11 February, 1934) is a fashion designer and British fashion icon. She created many mini skirts.

Shoulder-padded jackets were trendy in the 1980s.

Women‘s trousers
Coco Chanel designed trousers for women in the 1920-1930s.