Something you don’t see too often anymore…hairstylists wearing uniforms. You see it at beauty schools since they wear matching school smocks, but I would love to see a salon bring back the matching smocks. These smocks are from a 1959 salon magazine. If you know about a vintage salon that does this, please tell me about them!
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I picked this smock up from Boss Unlimited Vintage here in Denver. I should say I more swooped it out from under them. I was in their warehouse one day visiting where they have 10x more clothes than what is in their store and I saw this on a rack. I started drooling and begged and pleaded to get it. Their price tag on it said $7, but I would have paid $50. They are friends and gave in. Yay for me!!!
The poodle details are my favorite. It doesn’t fit me unfortunately, but I have often contemplated, since I am a serial entrepreneur, taking it apart (only temporarily!) to use the pieces to design a vintage smock to sell on Etsy. I am a bit of a sewer and I think it would be soooo cute. Any ladies, if you are beauticians and would buy something like that, let me know! Comment here if you’d be interested in a vintage inspired beauty smock.
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10 Comments
It looks really cute !
– Jip.
i love how the advertisements were always so upbeat and happy. and did i mention that the untiforms are to die for?
I LOOOOVE THIS! The cute dog with the mirror. Thanks for posting!
We have a toy poodle so for that alone this smock stole my heart. So so cute.
I’m a makeup artist and I would LOVE something cute like this to wear when I do weddings. The color is adorable but probably not practical for makeup/hair coloring. Maybe in navy with white embroidery?
Hello I’ve been regular reader of your blog and thoroughly enjoy it. Thank you for the great work! I admire your appreciation for the new and old and think you have a great eye at blending the two harmoniously. I hate to be presumptuous, but I’ve started a new line of vintage inspired hand painted blouses and thought just maybe you would appreciate my efforts….maybe? Here is a link to my store, hope ya dig it
http://www.etsy.com/shop/bbernhard?ref=seller_info
Those are seriously fabulous Bethany. Do you take special requests? I’d kill for that spider web design on the long sleeve shirt.
I would absolutely buy it!!! I attend Paul Mitchell the school, so it would have to be black. Black with pink poodles. I can’t think of anything more suiting!
Reminds me of the uniforms we had to wear to beauty school back in the mid-70’s. Some shops were just starting to use black jackets instead and we all thought that was really cool. Seems kind of odd now.
Lauren, these are absoluteky stunning! I am currently in beauty school, but I have often imagined myself wearing a uniform like this once I am licensed and working full time in a salon. I did manage to find a similar looking vintage nurse button up at the salvation army for $2.00, but I would definetly buy a vintage inspired one from your shop. I’ll be on the lookout, thanks!
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