My hesitation in totally endorsing the look of the 1950s is that the models were made to look older than they actually were. I always feel that the 1950s models' makeup portrayed a woman at least in her 30s. The Youthquake of the 60s and 70s was just the opposite, and the ideal seemed to be a teenager, so that's a limiting look too.

The 1950s models were an elegant crew, no doubt.