Then and now: Yves Saint Lauren in 1958 on the Dior show at Blenheim, and Kate Beckinsale at the 2016 present at the country home. The Nineteen Fifties noticed the introduction of a brand new range of artificial clothes materials like nylon, acrylic polyester and vinyl. Nylon, no longer needed for wartime parachutes, turned a vogue staple used to make hose, lingerie, blouses, and sportswear. Improvements in textile technology following the struggle resulted in new fabrics similar to spandex, volleyball shorts and simple-care fabric finishes that fitted the suburban lifestyle of the 1950s with its emphasis on informal sportswear for both men and women. It seemed that, since the finish…