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Notes on ways American Bandstand influenced hair and clothing styles:
1.
The number of teens the program reached-viewing audience of 20 million annually
2. Saw teen idols (regular guests on show)
with their hair and clothing
3. Saw the regulars each week with their styles and copied them.
4. The styles on bandstand
were more sophisticated than some teens experienced in small towns. The styles and makeup on bandstand were from teens that
lived in Philadelphia.
5.
Viewed the bandstand teens dancing, and what styles looked the best while dancing.
6. Commercials were geared to the teen,
make up, hair products for hairstyles and clothing.
7. Saw "couples" and what they wear, influenced what one might wear
on a date.
What were some of the perfumes of the 1950’s?
As a teen I remember most definitely Evening
in Paris which came in a blue bottle. Other perfumes: Blue
Waltz; Yardley's Lily of the Valley, English Rose, & April Violets; Hypnotique & Primitif by Max Factor; Coty's L'Aimant;
Intimate and Aquamarine by Revelon; Tweed by Lentheric; Black Rose & Here's My Heart by Goya; Vent Vert; Ivoire; Apple
Blossom by Helena Rubenstein; Nirmala by Molinard; Diorella.
The Beat Generation:
Beatniks:
Against:
middle class values.
For: Art, Literature, and Jazz.
Preferred Dress: Khakis or jeans and black turtle neck, often
times not pressed.
Wild Ones / Juvenile Delinquents:
Whereas the Beatniks were intellectually oriented and hung out
at coffee and jazz houses, the Wild Ones just wanted to be different from their parents. Preferred wear: Leather Jacket, White
T-Shirt, Jeans, and Motorcycle
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