We Followed A 1950s Beauty Routine For A Day

I've taught etiquette for years and think it offers value to society, but much of these "rules" seemingly revolve more around making an impression than what I believe the purpose of etiquette really is: Respecting ourselves and others. Wearing a girdle or smothering our legs in hot and intrusive pantyhose does WHAT exactly? Social protocol really should be more about respect than making appearances.

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Sorry girls, You still had to shave legs, We didn't have panty hose . We had stockings which were hooked up to garter belts or girdles. Wearing them in the summer made you sweat even more. We even wore dress gloves and hats when dressing up.

I remember when panty hose came in. Prior to that we had to wear our nylons with garter belts. We are slaves to fashion - to this day I can't bring myself to wear white after Labour Day.

You can tell how much things have changed. We lost alot of respect for our elders and respect for others. And women back then were not as overweight as women of today are. They constantly cleaned house cook meals from scratch and ran the home while her husband worked. And back then you only needed one income to survive.

Wasn't just the 50s... we wore these through the 80s at least to work. I can't imagine wearing a work dress without hose. Casual summer dress yes.

A lady never crosses their legs??????

Why is the hijabi girl wearing half sleeves..

"there are pages on how to sit on a chair"

Sorry, but back in the day, men were gentlemen and women were ladies. People dressed better and took more effort into being polished, nd manners were better.... in 2018, everyone are rude slobs, who wear dirty pajamas out in public and your average person doesn’t take much effort except for special occasions... the good ole days had some good benefits and etiquette was one of them

You don't wear it right. It's a hole project and lots of pieces and several you missed,

My step-mother told me that after getting home from her teaching job, she still had to cook supper every night in heels. Her feet look terrible now.

People in the 1950s were shallow.

Nothing to complain about, all good things to do

What’s the difference between all of these buzzfeed channels? Like what’s the difference between as/is and ladylike? Apart from the people on camera?

Thanks for doing this ladies. Butter the corn tho, i like a lady that can eat. :)

i don't like many etiquette rules of the 50s but please! formality disappearing? wouldn't that be just being sassy, dougebag, or freakin teenager-ish? we're not little kids running around in an island all by themselves.

In 50 years, Driving will change to Not using your Turn signal, rounding on the right, b.c. car in front is turning left & running through every Stop sign you see, Every Bus Stop and squeezing in front of the person next to you, if they are not tailgating.. oh, wait.... that's now. ;-(

I know that 50's Ladies didn't use the F word every other word, in a sentence. I remember reading Amy Vanderbuilt's book of etiquette when I was junior high school in the 1960's when dress and etiquette from the 50's was still practiced a lot by Women. Wearing nylon hose which was a rite of passage for we girls. They made the legs look so nice. We were still being taught to sit like young ladies, because after all Dresses were still worn for the most part, unless we were out playing. I saw the late 1960's as when there was more of a change. Pants were worn more and more, and we were getting relaxed, perhaps too relaxed.

A 1950s Beauty Routine and not even a minute in they're already fudged it up. I see that there, 1930s Makeup.

I'm so glad I'm a man. 😂

"I actually did my make up really well today" ... ouch... really? But... really!?

I love how everyone was so prim and proper back then

Luckily we are given the luxury of having more freedom on how we can express ourselves nowadays (makeup, dress wear, styling, etc) which is great.. but sometimes I wish things were like this again. It’s like the lady-like values of our time are nonexistent, which is honestly a shame. There’s no respect for people around us, for ourselves —showing an excessive amount of skin for no reason, spewing profanity, looking all unkempt, sitting unlady-like, smh..Its just a disaster, unfortunately

Leans back, uses chest as food tray...lmao! 🤣 “women didn’t eat corn”...lol🤪🤙🏻💋🌺

if i lived in the 50s I'd probably that girl everyone hates because she doesn't follow the etiquette

Amy Vanderbilt is a freakin' American dynasty brat.

Is it weird that I love all of these so much? What's the problem? I sit like that on a regular. I prefer dressing more modest. I eat according to those rules. I don't see what's awful.

Well I feel like not many people eat corn without butter or salt I do Someone else?

The circle would be more comfortable if it was the correct size for you

Victorian era beauty routine is where I'm at.

The reason why the rouge didn't work well is because you had a full face of modern makeup. Back then, it was Powder foundation (or a pan-cake foundation, that was the most popular), cat eye liner (yes, it was made around that time), light, pastel eye shadow that was color coordinated with the outfit, rouge, light macsara, and lipstick.

When i was younger, thought that you wear stockings because it is cold... now i know you do it if you are to lazy to shave 😹

Lady’s of the 50’s had real Class,Charm an Manners ..

Right...fake boobs, fake butts, fake hair, fake eyebrows, fake fingernails, you're so much better oops faker than those 50's gals.

Why are people acting like girdles are so archaic? They're pretty much the same thing as waist trainers

Some of these etiquette rules honestly made me cringe. …. I remember my family threatening to send me to etiquette school/manners school.... just because I did what I wanted and how I wanted.... But I have to say, the most important thing to take from this above all, is treat others how you wish to be treated. just have respect in general including vice versa male or female.... :3 <3

errr... the girdle wasn't the only required foundation garment. You need a slip or crinoline too.

I have good posture so the chair thing would be easier but not all the time

Huh....I naturally do a lot of these. I sit up straight and at the edge of seats.....no elbows on the table...I use condiments as I go....make up similiar. I did not know I had so many old school habits.

Ewww has a disgusting Muslim in hijab.

The girl with the hijab just refused to do any of the stuff that was uncomfortable. The girdle is supposed to be extremely tight and uncomfortable. Thats the point. The first one was the right size, she just didnt want to feel discomfort. And leggings are nothing like stockings. Why couldnt she wear them under the leggings just for the experience?Why was she included in this if she really didn't participate? I just don't think it was very fair for the other two.

Why not try 1940s etiquette for a week ?

Yeah because women from the 1950's looked like "Stephen King's IT"? Um..no, and honestly 1950's fashion and etiquette is far better than a burqa and Sharia Law any day. And you can't participate in the stocking challenge because you're not allowed to show your legs...not because your pants are "more comfortable." "Duh." Muslim girl is really annoying.

you idiotic morons are clueless just shut up

I lived with my grandmother when I was growing up - she was born in 1906, so yeah, there are some things I do that are definitely old-fashioned (everything from loving old-fashioned candy, like jaw-breakers, to sitting with a straight back and my ankles crossed)!

its crazy how a man was narrating the 1950 video

What book are you guys going off of

This video was awesome... so fun. I remember my mom (who was a teenager in the 50s) telling me that she never used the restroom while out on a date. Like guys didn't know that women peed/pooped! Not only that.. when I gotta go, I gotta go. Sometimes holding it in isn't really an option. The 50s musta been crazy!

Men had rules too...

sorry when I see what they look like that, and what I see know. They look pretty and mature, these days all I see is a bunch of people who's make up makes them look dead.

anyone know where they got that girdle?

Gotta love how in my family etiquette crossing your ankles was how we needed to sit. Its kinda annoying when your wearing a skirt.

Lol🤣🤣🤣🤣garbage people who want yo learn manners... Thats meeeee!!!

Yeah you had to because your husband would beat you 😒

Modern pantyhose are nothing like old-style stockings.

My grandmother, as much as I loved her, had the worst feet. She and other society ladies wore side 7 shoes, no matter what their actual size was. She was most likely a size 9, but could always say she wore a size 7.

In the 1950s they did not have panty hose... they had stockings with garters which was at first separate from the girdle and added to the bulkiness of the girdle. Then they combined the garter with the girdle.

the thing thats missing today is etiquette for Men and Women, the whole idea is to dress well and present yourself at your best and develop you own sense of personal style, be polite and attend to the needs of others, be respectful, don't talk with your mouth full and have some table manners.

Class is something that people have lost over the past 50 years. I can't imagine the nightmare that will happen in the next.

I hate how most of the time in videos like this the people don't actually really TRY to follow the rules/styles/manners that they're trying to emulate.. they half-assed try then just complain the whole time. Can someone please make one of these videos properly for a change?

Before the late sixties, I wore a girdle, garter belt and stockings. I was slender then, a teenager, and could never do that now. Women were not considered dressed without a bra, girdle and stockings. Some girdles had the stocking tabs built in.

What do you mean by saying Sarah is a 'garbage' person??? Do you mean her job is with the municipality collecting trash or are you insulting, demeaning and name calling?

They wore this combination A teddy, garter belt & stockings..watch the movie Scandal if you don 't believe me..

The girl at the beginning with the blush and the it comment made me spit out my drink lol (spit out my drink in the most lady like way possible...)

Good topic but I cant listen to that child like trendy VOICE FRY of hive minded American women, copy each other, out of control..  But Clear female voice, calm and professional is wonderful. Not these idiots here VICE FRY IS  -15 IQ.

My mother always yelled at me for putting my elbows on the table and leaning over my food when I ate, which you're not supposed to do ... I guess it doesn't look too nice. But ironically my mother always ends up spilling food on herself while she sits back politely, and I don't! I guess the lesson here is to be proper but also dexterous with your food.

Those white sandals are filthy. Jeez!

That girdle is pretty. I want one.

The video forgot to mention that never, never, never did "ladies" swear. I got in trouble for saying "darn" to my mother. lol

A slip over the girdle...it took care of the boning issue...and gave you one more thing to worry about...of course they all looked so very elegant...denying basic human rights to a full third of the population..As much as I hate foul language and viewing buttocks hanging out of clothing I still think society is more civilized now(even though a few knuckledraggers wish to go backwards)

I always chat the kernals off of the corn cob and just eat it with a fork

Well, it's kinda strange to see muslim following the beauty rules of the 1950s, cause at the same time in arab world they all were wearing burkas in those days...

Read Emily post if you really want to get in to manners.

the girdle was not that weird. I don't wear spanx but apparently every celebrity and their mother does. clothes were not that tight around the hips /stomach so you wouldn't see the hooks anyway. the only weird one was the sitting protocol. nowadays I think it's considered very girlie for anyone to cross their legs

the girdle was not that weird. I don't wear spanx but apparently every celebrity and their mother does. clothes were not that tight around the hips /stomach so you wouldn't see the hooks anyway. the only weird one was the sitting protocol. nowadays I think it's considered very girlie for anyone to cross their legs

My mother had her children when she was older. She always wore a pantie girdle. She wanted me to wear one too, even though I was a size 6. When I was dressed up she wanted me to wear a little hat and white gloves. She wore nylons and heels all the time. The heels ruined her feet, deformed them, actually. She had a painful condition called "hammer toes". She couldn't understand why I wore jeans most of the time. She'd ask me, --- "Why don't you ever wear pretty little dresses?" She'd say, --- "Why don't you ever set your hair?"

Its about women but still they just so want to mention men😂😂😂

The lady with the hijab was right. Her makeup (already) looked really really nice. I think it looked even better with the blush actually!

The girl at 7:20 looks similar to Connie from Steven Universe!

It's just easier to be a slob these days, isn't it ladies.

GO BACK TO YOUR OWN COUNTRY.

I will NEVER wear nylons again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Worst feeling ever.

Table manners & good posture never go out of style. You don't have to be royalty to stand up straight or chew with your mouth closed. TBH table manners are a deal breaker for me - I can't dine with people who refuse to eat like a civilized human being. It's just disgusting. My grandmother had us eat lunch with her in front of a mirror several times when we were kids. She wasn't mean about it, just trying to help us develop some self awareness. They were middle class but her point was that "prince or pauper can both behave proper." Never viewed it as putting on airs, just something most anyone can do show respect for themselves & those around them. It's like a dance or a classy conversation. I've actually landed job interviews & a few dates from ppl admiring my dining etiquette, have had others guess me at a higher educational & socioeconomic level. How you hold your fork, waiting for everyone to be served before digging in, choosing appropriate conversation & tone over a meal, the way you address servers, pleases & thank yous all really speak volumes about your character. If that's "not you" it doesn't mean you aren't a good person, but it can make you look less courteous.

At least in the 1950s we didnt have sjws and ranting in the comment sections of youtube.

A girdle and underslip just look better.  Today's thin fabrics cling to the moist flesh making every little bulges show.  With a girdle, clothes hang much better.  Shapewear is a must with evening gowns.

I would so rather live it the fifties. LOVE the clothes....

The lady with the hijab is SO ANNOYING

Ah. I actually quit a retail job when I was in college - in the late 1980s - that required me to wear stockings and would not allow open toe shoes.

You are all fat, ignorant pigs who will lead miserable lives. Especially the mohammedan.

I use any lipstick color as my rouge to match my outfits... :D

I love 1950s etiquette and fashion. It's so pretty and classy!

What's rouge

Now I have even more respect for my mom. She REFUSED to follow the rules LONG before it was the smart thing to do so. Never wore a girdle--she was thin.Heels where for dress up. Shorts or pants where all I saw her in at home. Wonder if ANY real women followed those rules?

haha the land whale couldn't find a girdle that fit. Too bad women aren't as thin as they were back then

50’s sound like a classy fun time but all the etiquette rules sound sucky

Couldn't finish watching the video because the Muslim didn't take off the hijab. She's a dirty dog

Where did y’all get the girdles?!

Gross

Except they didn't watch their language.