1953 Factory Fashionistas: Stylish Threads for Blue-Collar Women

With the upcoming anticipation of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, take a little look back at some fashion history. Below is a great little article on fashion for the everyday factory woman in the 1950s. 

" In April 1953, LIFE magazine showed its readers, and especially its female readers, that dressing for work — even if that work was on a factory floor — didn’t necessarily mean sacrificing a sense of style. Luckily for the 4.5 million women working in U.S. factories back then, designer Tina Leser was working hard, too." 

Read article and view more images here: http://life.time.com/culture/factory-fashionistas-stylish-threads-for-blue-collar-women-1953/?iid=lf%7Cmostpop#7