Idealism
Television sets and other new household gadgets allow women to make comfortable homes while still having time for a life outside of the kitchen. The future had arrived it seemed. New technology and scientific motifs were everywhere in 50's design. Conservativism was the word for security for families. However, teenagers were on the verge of a frenzy for a last-minute act on the Ed Sullivan Show. Do you think that more leisure time effected the way people dressed in the fifties?
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