A cocktail dress is a dress suitable at semi-formal occasions, sometimes called cocktail parties, usually in the late afternoon, and usually with accessories.
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1950s cocktail dresses were much like the popular dress styles of the 1950s. They accentuated waists with the-bigger-the-better length or tea length skirts, as that was all women wanted to wear.
1950s cocktail dresses were made of silk, lace, tulle/net and decorated with flowers, beads, and embroidery.
Here below is a set of beautiful photos that show women in their cocktail dresses from the 1950s.
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Women in Cocktail Dresses
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Women in Cocktail Dresses
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Women in Cocktail Dresses
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Women in Cocktail Dresses
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Women in Cocktail Dresses
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Women in Cocktail Dresses
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Women in Cocktail Dresses
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Women in Cocktail Dresses
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Women in Cocktail Dresses
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Women in Cocktail Dresses
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Women in Cocktail Dresses
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Women in Cocktail Dresses
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Women in Cocktail Dresses
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Women in Cocktail Dresses
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Women in Cocktail Dresses
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Women in Cocktail Dresses
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Women in Cocktail Dresses
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Women in Cocktail Dresses
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Women in Cocktail Dresses
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Women in Cocktail Dresses
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Women in Cocktail Dresses
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Women in Cocktail Dresses
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Women in Cocktail Dresses
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