What hairstyle do you think of if I say “Picture a 1960 hairstyle”?
I know that answer is giant.
In all of the images in this blog post, these famous young women embody, what I think of as, early-60s cool; heavily influenced by the ease of Beatnik style mixed with feminine fashion.
I have the early 1960s on the brain for many reasons. For one, a few years ago, my beau and I bought our dream home, a midcentury modern ranch built in 1961, trapezoid windows and all.
Then Better Homes and Gardens released a new printing of their interior design book of 1961. I have one and it sits proudly on my coffee table.
The final piece to my current 1961 vortex I seem to be existing in is this haircut booklet I picked up on Etsy, written in…you guessed it…1961.
I thought I would get everyone else’s brains thinking about the early 1960s by sharing some pictures of cool women taken circa 1960, 1961, and 1962 (Maybe a 1959 as well).
Jean Shrimpton
I really love the chic effortlessness that the women in all of these images exude. Their hair isn’t overdone. Their makeup isn’t overdone. They are stars, but they have styled themselves as if it is just any old day.
Diahann Carroll
The pouf in this photograph of Diahann Carroll is an easy way to accomplish the decade’s look.
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Sophia Loren
Sandra Dee
The pinned back look of this hairstyle on Sandra Dee is simple and elegant and perfect for when you have no time.
Rita Moreno
Rita Moreno looks effortless in this image. Eyebrows, eyeliner, mascara, lipstick… done. That’s all the makeup you need.
Astrid Kirchnerr
You might be unfamiliar with photographer Astrid Kirchnerr. She is known most for her association with the Beatles. I would not call her hairstyles effortless, but definitely low effort. For her great looks, it’s all about the hair cut.
Brigitte Bardot
Is it the wind blown look that makes this so great? Brigitte Bardot always looked like she didn’t have time to give her hair a thorough brush and I can’t get enough of it.
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Jane Fonda
Another simple pin backed hairstyle from a young Jane Fonda… There is an airy feel to the style with its flyaways and full bangs.
Kim Novak
Barbra Streisand
Barbra Streisand is a style icon to me in her early 1960s looks. She always did such a beautiful job with her exaggerated eyeshadow and eyeliner. And her hair was always so chic.
Monica Vitti
Natalie Wood
I’ll end this blog post with this photo of Natalie Wood. The way her hair blows in the wind perfectly is a testament to the lack of hairspray she is wearing. The variety of hairstyles at the time were so vast. She again looks like there was no effort to this beauty, but the perfect flips of curls give the hairstyling work away.
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Mitzy G
Are you sure that is not Ursula Andress instead of Honor Blackman?
RocketJNYC
Woo hoo! I actually won something!
P.S. Yes, that is Ursula Andress. She played Honey Ryder. Honor Blackman was Pussy Galore – the greatest Bond girl name EVER!
Vintage Hairstyling Lauren
You are right ladies. And that will teach me to write an entry after a night of closing the bars. Thanx!
Prancing Pony
Oh god, I love twiggy.
thanks for this lovely post, I love all these ladies!
Emy
Kastina
WHAT?!?!? These are all the pictures I’ve been searching for…if you see my blog you’ll know why…haha. I can’t believe you have all these.
Galleon gal
Diana Rigg filmed in her luscious bride to be beauty was the first Mrs. James Bond in the bond film “On her Majesty’s Secret Service” starring man candy George Lazenby. Inevitable as it seems young love affaires to be tragic, and George Lazenby looses his young bride to a vicious revenge attach from none other than a drive by shooting attempt by lollipop licking Telly Savales. Honor Blackman in addition to being credited with expert flying skills, was a devious “Bond Girl” mayven complete with her own little “pussy cat” girls flying team from her own self named circus. The little flying pussy cat mayvens were responsible for spraying sleeping gas or gassing the soldiers at Fort Knox via a fly by for their boss Bad man “Goldfinger” on The Bond Flick Goldfinger – ( which incidentally starred a particulary purrfect Lincoln Mercury vehicle in it’s own premier year, a 1967 Mercury Cougar ) Nonetheless these ladies had Hollywood hair stylists to attend to their infamous locks. Thank you for placed this delectable article for my theater studies Mais Oui!
juiciejuice
I LOVE Edie Sedgwick!
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