It seats the male as the decision maker and one in charge and the woman as the one following the lead (Female led/male follower is often referred to as “reverse 1950’s household). Many times the descriptors are Head of Household (HoH) and homemaker, or simply husband and wife.

It can be a Dominant/submissive relationship (or Master/slave) but doesn’t necessarily have to be. The “1950’s” can also be a reference to the power exchange dynamic in the traditional 1950’s relationship.

These feelings associated with a simpler time can be one draw to the 1950’s kink.ģ. Children were polite, neighbors cared about each other, discipline was appreciated, nobody expected a handout. Women were the personification of “ladylike,” using proper etiquette and raising up well-mannered children.Įverybody knew their function in the home. The men were expected to be gentlemen, holding open doors and using manners, working hard at a career and providing for the family financially. It was a very “men are men” and “women are women” era. Dinners were at a table and the family talked. There was no real technology like we know of today families spent actual time together instead of everybody in front of a different screen. When thinking of the 1950’s we think of the age of innocence. The “feelings” many associate with the era is an emotional/sexual connection.

Transportation from the era like cars and trailers.Ģ.

Entertainment from the era, including television shows (I Love Lucy, The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Honeymooners) and music (beginning of rock and roll, Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack, Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe), as well as magazines, postcards and correspondence, photographs, and movies.

appliances, furniture, games, technology, kitchenware. bullet bras, high-waisted underwear, corsets, saddle shoes, bobby socks, sweater sets, modest clothing, vintage clothing, party gloves, housewife dresses, aprons, high heels, vintage suits and ties, fedoras, wingtip shoes, bowling shirts, and others

The 1950’s “look” is a visual/tactile kink.

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