Grease is the Word

Grease is one of the highest-known and most popular musical films of all time, starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John.

The film will be a good source of reference and information for me, because even though the film is set in America it feature a wide range of characters, from the greasers the T-Birds, to the Pink Ladies as well as preppy Sandy in her nice dresses and cute cardigans before her awesome makeover.

As seen in the above screenshots from the film, the women wore a variety of different clothing. Rizzo typically is the 'bad girl' of the group, and wears much more figure-hugging, provocative clothing. Polo shirts and shirts with the collars turned up, pencil skirts, high-waisted shorts and waist-cinching belts are often seen worn by her. Again in the second image, high-waisted trousers are worn with a wide belt. Small neck-scarves were also worn frequently in the film.

Sandy (at first) wore much more 'girly' clothing, with big circle and a-line skirts and cute cardigans. She also wears a lot of pastel colours and more muted tones, rather than the vibrant reds or dark blacks of Rizzo and the other Pink Ladies. Off the shoulder tops were also popular at the time too, as Sandy wore in the final scene.

The main men in Grease, the T-Birds, wear clothes typical of the 'Greaser' style in the 1950s. A leather jacket is a staple of the style, as well as blazers and tight t-shirts. Converse, jeans, black jeans and leather brogue-like shoes were also worn.