Name: American Style
Uploaded: 2025-04-23T03:15:08.000Z
Description: America's changing style through the decades has mirrored the political, social and economic climate of the times. Fashion designers and celebrities are among those providing a front-row seat to the runway of American history.

America's changing style through the decades has mirrored the political, social and economic climate of the times. Fashion designers and celebrities are among those providing a front-row seat to the runway of American history.

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American soldiers go to war and women go to work. As the influence of Hollywood expands and the economy grows, the fashion world is transformed amidst an unprecedented expansion in prosperity and consumerism.

War Boots to Work Suits

A new sense of confidence brings changes to society; the youth culture comes into its own and fashion, like politics, will go to extremes; new subcultures emerge out of the turmoil of the era and demand equal rights.

Born to Be Wild

The Reagan presidency ushers in a new era of optimism, extravagance and excess, and brands capitalize on the increase in spending. In urban centers, marginalized communities find new ways to express themselves that forever change American identity.

Material World

As the millennium draws to a close, fashion pushes back against the excess of the 1980s and women make strides in the workplace and the media. In the 2000s, a new decade brings a brave new world in the form of the Internet and social media.

American Style

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