Following World War II, America went through major changes. With the war no longer in mind, fashion once again became a great deal of focus. since the economy was flowing, Americans started living lavishly. The wars seemed to change a lot of things, for example, women were no longer housewives, they went out and earned money for their families. Fashion became more daring with designers from Paris constantly creating art. Christian Dior's line for women was very outrageous because the waistline was hardly visible since it was so tiny. Heels Several inches higher than what was being worn before. The years after World War II was when women reclaimed their feminism with fashion. This for them meant wearing tighter clothing that hugged all their curves and show the world their sexy side. For the men the jackets were now single breasted, and the the shoulders of the jackets were less padded. Hair for men was worn short, and usually included a parting on the center or on the side. There was very high demands for mens high silk hat, which was worn to formal White-Tie events. The years following the war, brought a new wave of fashion for men and women.
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" The resulting loss of identity sent many people ( if they could afford it) to a psychiatrist's couch in the search of their lost selves"( O'Donnol 150).
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I understand what drove the people to see a psychiatrist after the end of WWII. When an event like that occur, you question yourself and the world as to why things like that happen. I can relate from a personal experience, when my grandfather died, I questioned why God would let that happen, if he was the being that was suppose to protect us. Then after talking to some people I calmed down a little because I knew that he was in a better place, and that things happen for a reason.
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