An Average American Woman Is Not Size 14

Shift Dresses

Despite the small waists and the slim figures of the women during this era, the shift dress was flying off the shelves like hot cakes.

This gave women the chance to hide the fact that they didn’t have any curves, and give their style a more androgynous look. That’s because the 1950s was all about the face.

Shift Dresses

Petite and doll-like faces were reigning supreme, and this was normally matched with a giant pair of sunglasses.