1950s Fashion Crossword Puzzle

About the 1950s Fashion Crossword Puzzle

This puzzle covers popular American fashion of the 1950s, from full skirts and fitted waists to casual denim and polished suits. Look for styles and items such as poodle skirt, saddle shoes, cardigans, pedal pushers, and blue jeans. It’s a good fit for anyone interested in vintage clothing, fashion history, or the looks shown in classic films and family photographs.

This crossword draws on 42 clues about 1950s Fashion. Each grid uses a different handful and fits them together a new way, so press New puzzle for another whenever you finish. The answers are in the answer key when you print, and behind the Reveal button when you play.

Sample clues

• •Soft, low shoes worn by dancers (11 letters)
• •Denim trousers popular with teens (9 letters)
• •Button-front knitted layer (8 letters)
• •Formal floor-length attire (11 letters)
• •Broken checks forming a distinctive pattern (11 letters)
• •Narrow, straight-cut office garment (11 letters)
• •Full felt garment often decorated with a French dog (11 letters)
• •Narrow neckwear favored by beatniks (9 letters)

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