
1950s men’s winter fashion
What did men in the 1950s wear in winter? A basic outfit consisted of wool pants, belt and plaid flannel shirt, a look that had not changed in nearly 50 years. Add to it a heavy fingertip length coat or casual leather jacket for men living in the city. Country men in the 1950s layered up in work clothes and parka jackets with shearling lined boots for the winter snow.
Take a look at these 1950s men’s winter fashions from mail order catalogs such as Sears and Roebucks (based out of Chicago, IL) The examples of men’s 1950s winter clothes focus on the casual male’s fashion taste. Yes, winter suits existed but they look nearly the same as summer suits.
Where can you buy men’s 1950s winter clothes? Beside genuine vintage clothes, men’s 1950s reproduction clothing clothing companies usually do not make winter clothes but with a good eye you can pick up classic men’s knitwear, coats and shirts that will give you an approximate 50s look. See this list of reproduction clothing brands.
1950s Men’s Winter Shirts
Shop men’s 1950s style shirts. Learn more about men’s shirts styles in the 1950s.
- 1950 quarter zip shirts
- 1951 wool shirts
- 1952 flannel shirts, zipper
- 1954 corduroy shirts
- 1956 Shirt jackets
- 1957 Shirt-jacs aka Shackets
- 1959 cashmere type shirts
- 1959 winter shirts
1950’s Men’s Winter Pants
Shop men’s 1950s pants and classic cords.
- 1950 corduroy pants
- 1957 corduroy sportscoats and pants
- 1957 flannel and gabardine slacks
- 1959 men dress pants for winter
1950s Men’s Knitwear
See the history of men’s sweaters and sweater vests. Shop for men’s classic knitwear.
- 1950 print and solid cardigans and sweaters
- 1950s Ski Sweaters
- 1957 pastel cardigans and winter ski knits
- 1957 winter sweaters
- 1959 Men’s shawl collar sweater (R) and ski sweater (L)
1950s Men’s Coats
Men’s vintage style coats and jackets.
- 1951 surcoats
- 1952 shiny quilt lined jackets
- 1955 wool casual jacket
- 1955 short winter jackets for young men and teens
- 1956 suburban coats- grey tweed and camel tan
- 1956 classic overcoats
- 1957 men’s toggle coat
- 1957 men suede jackets, fall/winter outfits
- 1959 suburban coats, trench coat, rain coat
- 1959 lined leather jacket
- 1959 overcoats and trench coat
1950s Men’s Winter Hats and Gloves
- 1959 winter sport caps hats
- 1956 tweed cap
- 1953 men’s fur felt hats
- 1959 men’s leather and knit gloves
- 1957 Gloves
1950s Men’s Winter Boots and Shoes
See the history of men’s winter boots and shoes (and shop for new, vintage style winter boots.)
- 1950 shearling lined work boots
- 1953 shearling lined lace up boots
- 1953 step in half boots, lined and unlined
- 1953 mens winter boots and shoes
- 1955 duck boots
- 1955 Chelsea Boots
- 1955 men’s Western boots
- 1956 Engineer Boots or Motorcycle boots
1950s Men’s Winter Underwear
Learn the history of men’s underwear and house slippers.
- 1955 men’s long underwear
- 1954 men’s slippers
More? What else would you like to see in men’s 1950s winter fashions?
Debbie Sessions has been teaching fashion history and helping people dress for vintage themed events since 2009. She has turned a hobby into VintageDancer.com with hundreds of well researched articles and hand picked links to vintage inspired clothing online. She aims to make dressing accurately (or not) an affordable option for all. Oh, and she dances too.