US History Team: The Decades Project: Popular Culture
Resources for the Decades Project
Fashion and Hair Over the Decades
Fashion
- Fashion Staples that Defined Every Decade (women's clothes)Slideshow. Covers 1900s to 2010s.
- Fashion TimelineCovers 1800-2000s. Many great examples in each decade, from high fashion to casual/street style with men's and women's clothes.
- Fashion History Timeline: 20th CenturyFor the fashion fan. Lots of gorgeous pictures and detailed information.
Hairstyles
- The Trendiest Hairstyle the Year You Were Born (Women's Hairstyles)Year by Year slideshow: 1925-2020.
- 100 Years of Black Hair: Black Hairstyles Throughout the Decades (Women's Hairstyles)Note: the photos of the pre -1980s styles are all of current women wearing older styles, not photos of actual women of the period.
- Hairstyles That Defined an Era (Women's)Slideshow of white women. 1920s-2010s
- The Most Popular Hairstyle for Men the Year You Were BornYear by Year Slideshow: 1980s-2019
Popular Music & Dance
Music
- Pop Song Charts for 1900-2019Click a year to see the top songs chart for that period. Includes links to songs on YouTube.
- R&B Song Charts for 1942-2019Click a year to see the top songs chart for that period. Includes links to songs on YouTube
Dance
Entertainment
Toys and Games
- The most iconic toys from every year of your childhoodCovers 1965-2016
Television
- The Top-Rated Television Show Every Single YearTop rated shows from 1950-2017
Films
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