When beauty takes real courage and guts
The 1950s weren’t easy for anyone who didn’t fit the status quo and I am so encouraged by the courage of this woman. I was on one of my favorite sites,
The 1950s weren’t easy for anyone who didn’t fit the status quo and I am so encouraged by the courage of this woman. I was on one of my favorite sites,
Lena Horne was an amazing singer and stunning on screen. Audiences loved her. But she was limited on the roles she could play. Being African-American, she could only play lead
In this image of the back of Rita Hayworth’s hair, we get an idea of how it was styled. But why are so many hairstyles from this time period similar
You didn’t see these in my mess of a bathroom, because my massive set with about 60 rollers in various sizes is in my professional kit stashed in my office
This photo shows the thoughts that might go through my head if I had all my hair attached to electric rollers. It terrifies me! Hair is the most combustible part
This is a great photo of Nancy Walters. She was an actress in the late 1950s and early 1960s. I love her eye makeup in this and the jeweled headpiece
Here is another cute style for girls that have bangs. There is a middle part and the bangs are curled outward. Let the bangs kind of wave over the forehead
I was out shopping for a job one day needing to outfit a bunch of kids for a health care advertisement. I needed things on the cheap, so I was
Brides on their wedding day, like these 1940s brides, have all put their personal style stamp on their veil and hairstyle. With the war going on, there were some 1940s
The women all looked beautiful last night at the Oscars. One question I would love to hear from an interviewer on the red carpet more so than “And who are
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