1950s etiquette

Looking for information on gloves and glove etiquette from the 1950s? We break it down with pictures featuring various styles and trends of 1950s gloves.

I knew this stuff as a child and young adult because we used to wear gloves and not just for the cold. I am pinning anti-Christmas pink tonight. Christmas stuff next week. jh

Compared to now, teenage girls in the 1950s had a lot of strict rules and etiquette considerations - and the consequences of falling short in certain areas could have a pretty considerable effect on her life. Here's a look at the kind of messaging teens got back then.

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1950s wife guide

"Don't die and don't go steady," the book reads, "both take you out of circulation."