The Makeup

When you think of the 1950's, what do you think of? The way they dressed, the way people talked, or the way women wore their makeup? I think of the makeup! The way to describe the 1950's makeup would be, it was glamorous decade for women's makeup. Creams were the thing that was in. It was used in place for foundations that are used today. Women used creams and eye shadow a lot! It was the era of the 'mask effect'. A thick creamy application of 'foundation' and a dab of red/pink colored powder to apply on their cheeks. Eyebrows still had a natural look but more tapered with. If there was a 'color' to define the 1950's, it would have to be pink/red. That's all they would wear on their lips for lipstick.

What generation would you rather live in?

What generation would you rather live in? 

1970's: lll

1980's: lllllllllllllll

1990's: llllllllll

Comparing Generations

Teenagers in the 2000's:
Have social media/cell phones
No chores
Schools more hands on
More stressful
Students run the classroom compared to teachers
Kids smoke
More in cigarettes
T.V.s in there room

Teenagers in the 1960's:                                                                                                                     

Communication
Talked on phone/went to friends house
Had everyday chores
School was simple
At school you read more
Teachers had authority at all times
A lot of kids did sports
Drugs weren't that big
T.V. was watched with your parents
Dress code was very strick

Teens of the 1960s

The times have changed since teenagers of the 1960s were attending high school. Most modern day teenagers will discover that they have had a much different school experience than that of their parents. Socially acceptable behavior and expectations, both inside and outside the classroom, have been switched. In the 1960's, preparing to go to college was not as forced as much as it is in 2015. It was not as important to go to college.

One could have a high school education and still get a decent job after graduating. This is becoming impossible with the way the school systems are. How they require so much schooling towards it. As a result, the average student did not have as much homework as today's students have. If college was in someone's future, admission was based a lot of if you were in sports or had a perfect GPA.

Being in sports, doing community service, and maintaining a job were not requirements for colleges as they are today. Few teenagers even had jobs while in high school in the 1960's. In 2015, at least half of all teens attending school have, at one time or another, had a job. As our society grows more complicated, the future for us teenagers of 2015 become more difficult.

Teenagers stayed innocent much longer than teens do today. Dress codes required much more modest apparel and were strictly enforced. Girls had to wear skirts that went to their knees or be sent home. Teens went to bed early and got up early, although not as early as some of the schools today require, sleeping about nine hours. Many teens in 2015 are lucky to get six hours of sleep due to the late bedtimes and early rising times. Of course, teenagers today sleep in on the weekends and teenagers then did not.

Drive-In Movies in 2015

Remember your grandparents telling you stories of how when they were teenager, they went to this thing called a 'drive-in movie theater'. Did you ever think to yourself, "I really wish I could go to one?". Well guess what readers? You totally can! In fact, we have more then a few still left in Michigan that are still going. Here's a list of all the ones that are still working:

1. Burton (Genesee County) Michigan Miracle 
2. Carsonville (Sanilac County) Michigan 
3. Coldwater (BRanch County) Michigan
4. Dearborn-Detroit Are (Wayne County) Michigan
5. Dearborn-Detroit Are (Wayne County) Michigan
6. Dowagiac (Cass County) Michigan
7. Flint (Genesee County) Michigan
8. Burton (Genesee County) Michigan
9. Hartford (Van Buren County) Michigan
10. Honor (Benzie County) Michigan
11. Manistique (Schoolcraft County) Michigan
12. Muskegon Heights (Muskegon County) Michigan
13. Saginaw (Saginaw County) Michigan
14. Sandusky (Sanilac County) Michigan 

I remember when I went to my first Drive-In, it was actually on a date. It was really nice and romantic. These are the current Drive-Ins! So, I would take this chance and go to the closest one to you. Before there is no list of them anymore. 

Drive-In Movies

During the 1950's-1970's Drive-In's were very popular. They were mostly a form of a cinema structure with a large outdoor movie screen, a projection booth, a concession stand and a large parking area for cars. Anyone could watch the movie from their car, they could have privacy and be comfortable while enjoying the movie.

    The screen was as simple as a wall that was painted white. Originally, a movie's sound was provided by speakers on the screen and later by an individual speaker hung from the window of each car, which would be attached by a wire. 

This system was superseded by the more economical and less damaging method of broadcasting the soundtrack at a low output power on AM or FM radio to be picked up by a car radio. Going to Drive-In's made Saturday nights fun. It was really popular to do during that time. Sadly, they have slowly faded away. There is a couple still around that are fully operating. Going to Drive-In's were what was 'popular' to do during the 50's-70's. 

80's Hangout

     Everyone knows that the teenagers of this generation is totally different from the teenagers back in the 80's. We speak different slang, dress different, and even spend our free time at different locations. During the 80's, the 'popular' place to hangout was the mall, pizza places, video arcades, and bowling alleys. Now days teenagers don't hangout really at any of those. I mean yes, we do sometimes go to the mall but that's normally for shopping or to go see a movie. If we go to a pizza place it's normally for food not to hangout. Some people go bowling but that's only if it's midnight bowling. It's so crazy to think that even just a couple of years difference, teenagers hangout at totally different locations. The teenagers now just hangout at a friends house or outside. 

The popular hair style of the 80's

    

     The 80's hair style was the biggest difference compared towards the 70's or the 90's hair style. I mean yes, there are some that are literally the same but at lot of them totally went 360 compared to what they were once. This was one common hair style. Girls would wear giant headbands or bows in their hair.

     Another major hair style would be when girls would go big with their hair. My mom told me she would at least go threw a can of hairspray every two weeks. She said, "The bigger, the better,". Girls would either crimp, straighten, or curl their hair and then tease it like no tomorrow.

     The most simple one was this hair style, where they would curl/blow dry their hair back. It was popular in the early 70's.

1970's fashion for girls

    

      One of my favorite generations for fashion is the 70's! It's just so different. During that time is when everything in the fashion world was starting to slowly change. A lot of girls wore different things, which is in every generation to be honest. The most popular trends were girls wearing dresses. Girls were starting to go bolder with the length. Sometimes they would wear shorts this short also. When they did, it was mostly girly. So pretty much a lot of flower pattern, natural colors, or a simple but yet interesting pattern. 

      

     The 'party' look was mostly short dresses but
 with more of an interesting look. Some girls would go all out and be bold with prints for the patterns or animal print. Then other girls would just go with more of a simple look with more dresses like the girls in the picture on the bottom row.









   


     A lot of girls did the whole 'protest outfits' therefore, it was simply like this. They were just light, natural, simply colors/designs.

     This style was very common. It was more towards the late 70's that it came around to becoming popular. Bell Bottoms were very popular back then. It's simply just normal jeans but at the end of the pant leg, it flares out. It's like our normal flare jeans but there's more 'flare' added to it.