vintage hairstyles

Many pictures from the 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s to help with your search for vintage hairstyles and other helpful information from that time period.

How did women in the 1950's wear their hair for work and what kind of clothes did they wear?

1950s women

Women flocked to the workforce in the 1940's to help with the war effort, when the 1950's rolled around many women stayed home to raise children but still a significant number of women chose to bring home a paycheck.

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What a wonderful photo of two brothers posing in front of a vintage car.

Vintage 1930s

The older teenage brother must be dressed for an outing wearing slacks with creases down the legs and a dark suit jacket that would be too small in today's world. He is wearing a white tie. The younger brother is leaning up against the wheel well of their ride very casually with his hands in his pockets. He has a button up shirt with the sleeves rolled up above the elbow. His hair is greased back in period fashion with a side part. The bangs are long but kept out of the eyes with pomade, tonic or even vaseline. A small and modest house is in the background and there is not much to the landscaping. Life was quite simple back then.

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This is a lovely portrait of a woman in the 1930's with a typical bob hairstyle.

1930s bob

Her part is off center and she is bang-less. Her brunette hair has gentle finger waves with curls at the ends. The length hits at mid ear which makes this bob quite short. Her make-up is quite plain and she is probably not wearing any. Often the photographer would touch up the photos to smooth skin and refine details. She is wearing a blouse with flowers printed on it and two strands of pearls.

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1950's classic: cat eye glasses and a short pixie type cut.

1950s hair and glasses

Her hair is short and wavy which is quite typical for this decade. Her bangs are pushed up and off of her forehead in waves and she has no apparent part. Usually women back then made finger waves or placed pin curls to get the desired look. They often set their locks at night with when it was wet and then let it dry during the night. This is certainly a super easy care style. She has large costume jewelry earrings that were probably clip on. She has two pins on the front of her dress that is very plain and no frills. The frames of her glasses are dark at the outer corners and the bottom half is clear. She has a nice smile with nice white teeth and lipstick for sure.

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Katy Perry has ever changing hairstyles and here are some favorites:

2011 MTV Video Music Awards - Press Room

She has a vintage wavy shoulder length bob in a pink shade here at the MTV Music Awards. She has a record accessory like a tam hat placed toward the front of her head. The style is reminiscent of a Lauren Bacall's 1940's hairstyle.

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