I get a lot of questions about how to wear your hair with vintage hats. This great little article has some great tips—especially on how to style the hair that will actually sit under the hat, which is the challenge with wearing vintage hats. Read
Imagine being a hairstylist for a traveling circus in the 1930s. Curious? Then keep reading… My September 1932 issue of Modern Beauty Shop has a feature article about Mrs. Eva Hill, a member of a family of circus performers and hairdresser for the traveling performers
Side combs are a must have vintage hair tool. The possibilities for ways you can use them are endless. I’ve collected a number examples here to share with you. Note: This is 1 part of a 2 part blog series. Please see the other post
The classic Grip-Tuth® Hairtainer combs’ journey began in the 1920s. They rose in popularity significantly during WWII as a replacement for metal bobby pins that were hard to get because of metal rationing. And, thanks to a U.S. company owned by a woman devoted to
My new lovely lady mannequins are finally getting their time in the spotlight, starting with this quick tutorial for a glamorous 1940s hairstyle for an evening event. I’ve named this hairstyle the Leona. It could also be a day look with a 1940s style suit.
I have the problem. She has the problem. And even some he’s have the problem. I love vintage hats and see so many in the stores that I would love to wear, but I run into the same problem as vintage dresses. They are usually
Here is an interesting makeup style from the 1954 book, Top Secrets of Hair Styling by Victor Vito. Vito also wrote another great book called Be Your Own Hair Stylist in 1950. The Mandarin Eyebrow The Mandarin style eyebrow made its way to America in
The vintage hairstyles and haircuts men wore in the 1950s were as varied as the women’s. Ducktail, flattop, pompadour, crew cut, the forward combed boogie and flattop boogie hairstyles, and jelly roll were just some of the hairstyles for men. DIG Magazine A family friend
I’m in the middle of several new content projects right now and my shelves of vintage women’s magazines, as usual, are here to inspire me. Flipping through and reading these great magazine masterpieces is a tremendous experience! The wealth of material you find is both
Ways women wore false eyelashes in the 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s… I have seen what I would call an explosion in the use of false eyelashes by everyday women in the last 10 years. What use to be a special occasion splurge has
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