1950s Teenage Girls’ Fashion Captured in Vintage Photos
In the 1950s, Christian Dior’s “New Look” of 1947 continued to shape fashion trends. The focus on femininity was evident in the use of unpadded, rounded shoulders, shapely bust lines, and defined waistlines, as well as full, billowing skirts. Blouses, jeans, and long, narrow roots were also popular choices. Continue reading »
Vintage Photos Show Lifestyle of Teenagers in the 1950s
The term ‘teenager’ was first introduced to the American public in the 1940s as a moniker coined by advertising executives looking to sell their products to a new audience. Continue reading »
Wake Up Little Susie: Vintage Photos That Show Styles of Teenagers in the 1950s
The term ‘teenager’ was first introduced to the American public in the 1940s as a moniker coined by advertising executives looking to sell their products to a new audience. Continue reading »
Skirts and Saddle Shoes: Favorite Styles of ’40s Teenage Girls
The term ‘teenager’ was coined in 1941, and Seventeen magazine printed its first issue in 1944, showing off young teenager-targeted clothing and interests. It was a new market, one that was somewhere between girls and college-age young women. Continue reading »
Cool Photos Show Lifestyle of Swedish Youth in the Early 1970s
The decade of the 1970s was in many ways a continuation of the late 1960s with respect to social trends. Continue reading »
Cheerful Photos of Teenage Girls in the 1940s
Teenage girls living in the 1940s enjoyed an independence that would make many modern teen envious. They had been raised by parents and teachers who encouraged them to dress prettily so they could find a young man to marry, and to work a part-time job so they could buy expensive wedding china. Continue reading »
Candid Photographs of Canadian Teenage Girls in the 1940s
There were no mods and rockers in 1940s but simply youths who wanted to have a good time. Although the term ‘teenager’ was not coined until the 1950s the beginnings of the ‘teenager’ can be seen in the 1940s. Continue reading »
Beautiful Portraits of Highland Park High School Teenage Girls, 1947
Cornell Capa/LIFE Photo Archive
Highland Park High School is a public, co-educational high school located immediately north of downtown Dallas in University Park, Dallas County, Texas. It is a part of the Highland Park Independent School District, which serves residents who are predominantly college-educated professionals and business leaders in the Dallas community. It serves: all of the city of University Park, most of the town of Highland Park, and portions of Dallas. Continue reading »
Artist Used A.I. To See How Good It Would Be At Guessing What These Celebrities Looked Like As Teenagers
Madonna
According to Hidreley Diao: “Believe it or not, every Hollywood celebrity we know was once a teenager! All jokes aside I decided to test out artificial intelligence. How well would it guess what celebrities looked like when they were teenagers? Since most of these well-known people already have teenage pictures, we have something with which to compare the A.I.-generated results. Continue reading »
Candid Photos Show Fashion Styles of Teenage Girls From the 1990s
Fashion in the 1990s was defined by a return to minimalist fashion, in contrast to the more elaborate and flashy trends of the 1980s. Continue reading »
Secret Life of The American Teenagers in Urban Paintings by Mark Tennant
Prepare to be amazed, the paintings of New York-based artist Mark Tennant are some of the most captivating works of contemporary art today. Each work almost feels like a photograph taken at just the right moment, as if someone is walking around with a camera snapping photos of the nightlife. However, these works of art are not photos they are paintings. Continue reading »
“Sweeteens”: Young Londoners Enjoying Freedom after the Lockdown
Made from photographs taken in May of last year, as the UK’s first lockdown began to ease, photographer Laura Jane Coulson’s new book, Sweeteens, is a love letter to freedom, youth, and the green spaces of London. The book immortalizes friends of the photographer, mostly young people, enjoying these precious moments of freedom in such an absurd time. Continue reading »
Photos Show What Life of American Teenagers Looked Like in the 1980s
The 1980s may feel like yesterday, but the teenagers of the 1980s are now unfortunately distinctly middle-aged. If you’ve tried to explain to a modern child the significance of a pencil to a cassette tape, and they don’t even have a clue what a cassette is, then welcome home. Continue reading »
Cool Photos Show What Bedrooms of Teenagers Looked Like in the 1980s
Desire, adoration, safety, identity and escape are all there on the teenager’s bedroom walls. In the 1980s, these teenagers were photographed in their bedrooms – the place where they go to dream.
So what did bedrooms of teenagers look like in the 1980s? Just check out these cool photos to see. Continue reading »
1990s Teenagers and Their Bedrooms Walls – Your Memories and Photographs of Being a Teenager
In the 1980s a cousin’s bedroom was covered in pictures of Duran Duran. No. Not exactly. Rewind. Simon Le Bon was there by committee. It was more covered in just one member of the four-strong band, bassist John Taylor, who before he circled the plughole of popular youth culture sometime between marrying posho TV presenter Amanda De Cadenet and embarking on a solo music career was a popular aide to ruby teenage dreams. Continue reading »
The Wonder Years: Cool Snaps Show Lifestyle Of American Teens In The Late 1980s
The 1980s is the period of multi-style fashion, especially for young people in the United States. From hairstyles to clothes, everything looked pretty rock. Continue reading »
“The Agony & The Ecstasy”: Wild Photos Of Young Lovers Getting Off With One Another In The 1990s
Bob Carlos Clarke (1950–2006) was one of the 20th century’s great erotic photographers. Although he was born in Cork, Ireland – a place he once described as “no place for a libidinous adolescent” – he was educated in Britain at the prestigious private boys school Wellington College. Continue reading »
1980s Teenagers And Their Bedroom Walls
Growing up during the 1980s, there was a certain pop culture aesthetic that dictated how your room would be decorated, whether you were a boy or a girl. It would blend every cartoon, movie and toy imaginable, and resemble a poster for a Saturday morning cartoon lineup. Continue reading »
Cool Snaps That Show Bedroom Walls In The 1980s
What did the 1980s bedroom walls have? Check out these cool snapshots to see. Continue reading »
Stunning Photos Of Ecstatic Teenagers Screaming At Pop Concerts In The 1960s And 1970s
August 21, 1964. The Beatles in Seattle
Were you there? Did you scream hysterially as The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Osmonds, The Bay City Rollers, or one of the dreamy Davids – Dave Clarke, David Cassidy, David Essex and David Bowie – performed? Was that you being led away in a state of ecstatic hysteria out as Charlie Watts carried on regardless? Did you ‘Love Paul’?
If you or someone you know appears in any of this gallery, do let us know. Did you recover from the rock-induced rapture? Or does Dave or any surviving member of one of the ‘Thes’ make you gibber and wail? Continue reading »
Eighties Beach Scenes – Pictures Of Teenagers On The Beaches Of Florida In The Early 1980s
The 1980s were ruled by big hair, big shoulder pads and pastel colors. These colorful photographs were taken by Steven Martin on the beaches of Florida, mostly on the southeast coast, showing the people and fashion of the decade. Continue reading »
