Top 12 guinguette evening outfit ideas for women

Discover how to easily dress for a guinguette afternoon or evening. After reading this article, you'll be able to choose the perfect style of dress for your vintage event. The following outfits are suitable for:

• Barbecue afternoons

• Picnic receptions

• The evenings

12 easy guinguette outfit ideas for women: our selection

At the time, there was a huge amount of style. We've put together a selection of looks to inspire you to find your perfect guinguette outfit.

1 - THE 50s WAITRESS OUTFIT

Many women hold uniformed service positions, such as nurses or waitresses. This is the 1950s restaurant waitress look. which is the most memorable of the time.

1950s uniform, waitress dress

2 - THE 50s HOUSEWIFE OUTFIT

From the beginning of the day, a typical woman from the 50s puts on her dressing gown and apron in the morning. For a housewife, this was often her only outfit for the day, unless she was going out to run errands or visit friends. The house dress was usually a low-waisted, button-down shirt or swing-style dress with a light petticoat, an apron, and flat shoes.

Vintage 50s housewife dress with retro apron

3 - THE 50s TEENAGE GIRL'S OUTFIT

Teenagers of the 1950s dress almost identically to their mothers. In everyday life, the girls wore either a full skirt and a knitted top, or a long pencil skirt and a blouse with a cardigan over it for winter.

50s Schoolgirl Outfit / Summer Casual

4 - THE 50s SECRETARY OUTFIT

Women took a step further in sophistication by wearing beaded cardigan sweaters , silk blouses, pearls, fitted pencil skirts, back seam stockings and kitten heels.

1950s secretary outfit

Another workplace-appropriate outfit is to wear a two-piece suit that includes a pencil skirt or a fitted sheath dress and a matching jacket.

5 - THE OUTFIT OF THE CHIC WOMAN

A high fashion girl living in the city wore a coordinated outfit from head to toe on almost every outing. Suburban women, too, dressed head to toe when they went out into town or out to restaurants.

6 - THE MARILYN MONROE OUTFIT

Marilyn Monroe , that sexy siren of the 50s, captured the dreams of many men and the jealousy of women. Her clothes were tighter, shorter, and revealed more than most women wore. She was a pin-up, but she had class and sophistication.

7 - THE 50s TEA DRESS OUTFIT

1950s tea dresses , this is a 1950s long dress that goes down to the middle of the shin. To me, this means a 50s dress that is ideal for attending a tea party.

8 - 50s Cocktail Attire

The 1950s were marked by a new type of dress: the cocktail dress. Not formal, but not informal either, it was the time to slip into a little black dress and have a conversation over a drink.

50s cocktail dress

9 - EVENING WEAR

The most beautiful dress of the 1950s was the evening gown. It and the wedding dress were the largest, longest, and most elaborate gowns of the entire decade.

10 - THE TROPICAL / TIKI OUTFIT

A tiki themed dress is the easiest way to get the 50s look Paired with large tropical flowers pinned into an updo, a pair of espadrilles or wedges and a woven straw handbag complete the tiki look. Don't forget to wear a matching Hawaiian shirt on the other half of your body.

11 - THE GREASE OUTFIT

Tight jeans or black stretch pants/jumpsuits, a low-cut knit top, a leather jacket, a wide belt, a scarf, and oversized sunglasses were their take on rebellious style. It's certainly a unique look, one that contributed to modern rockabilly fashion.

12 - THE REBEL ROCKABILLY OUTFIT

The modern rockabilly look is that of 1950s pin-ups, country music, and rock 'n' roll. Black, red, leopard print, flames, skulls, bandanas, tattoos, music, and cars are all themes of the rockabilly style. The style can be elegant, but it is generally trendy and sometimes erotic. Rockabilly dresses favor a swing style with halter tops that allow tattoos to be seen in their best light.

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We hope you found your perfect outfit for your evening or afternoon at the guinguette . You can easily create an inexpensive 50s style on our website vintage shop .

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