Name/Title
1950s OutfitEntry/Object ID
1.04Description
Cream cardigan with red beaded embroidery trim on neck and front.
Blue wool circular skirt with white poodle and gold rick rack applique.
Red wool jacket has a shawl collar, kimono sleeves and welt pockets.
The changing patterns of life after World War II had a major impact on fashions of the 1950’s. As families moved to the suburbs, clothing needs changed as their lifestyles changed. Adolescents purchasing power increased causing an increase in fad (short lived) fashions. The predominant fashion silhouette for daytime dress was a natural shoulder line, fitted bodice, narrow waistline and a full skirt. Adolescent girls followed the fashion fad of the poodle skirt. Poodle skirts were skirts constructed in wool fabric from a complete circle with a poodle (or other design) appliqued in a contrasting color.
Cardigan Donated by Mrs. Elizabeth Rainwater Roane. Mrs. Roane was a Dubach native and graduated from Louisiana Polytechnic Institute. She enjoyed flower arranging and won many ribbons with her designs in the Ruston Garden Club.
Skirt Donor: Unknown
Jacket Donated by: Mrs. Mary Loyce Knowles Wynn. Mrs. Wynn was a Ruston, La native. She is a Louisiana Tech University graduate. She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, the Tech Faculty Wives Club, Ruston Garden Club and Long Leaf Pine Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution. She organized the first Ruston Beautification Foundation and supervised the planting of the first Crepe Myrtle trees on Ruston streets by that organization.
Pearl necklace and White and gold beaded necklace donated by Marcia Mildred Hammon Reymond. Mrs. Reymond was the first child of the honorable William (Bill) Jefferson (state representative) and Jennie Harris Hammon. She graduated from Jonesboro-Hodge High school in 1929. Mrs. Reymond served the U.S. Marine Corp visiting each of the (then) 48 states in the U.S. After World War II, she moved to Baton Rouge and worked for the state of Louisiana. In 1995, Mrs. Reymond moved to Ruston, La.When
circa 1950Update Date
October 13, 2025
