I WANT TO FIND HAIR STYLEING INSTRUCTION FOR HAIR STYLES OF THE 1920'S - 1970'S.

Hello!

Thanks for asking a fun question. I hope you enjoy looking through all
these hairstyles from history as much as I did.


1920s
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Cutting Bobbed Hair
http://www.revampvintage.com/20sbob.html

Waved Bobs
http://www.hairrific.com/bob.htm#bob1

Introduction to the Bob
(scroll down left hand column to 'authentic coiffures' and click on
1920s)
http://www.revampvintage.com/


1930s
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1930s Bob
http://www.hairarchives.com/private/archive/30s/30s.htm

Making Finger Waves
http://www.revampvintage.com/30sfingerwaves.html

Water Waves and Brush Curling can be found under the authentic
coiffures/1930s link on the left at:
http://www.revampvintage.com/


1940s
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1943 style (click on 'setting instructions')
http://www.hairarchives.com/private/archive/40s1/style1940.htm

Detailed instructions for three kinds of waves,
six basic rolls, three types of bangs and up-dos:
http://www.huncamunca.org/HollywoodHair.htm

Omelette Fold, Chignon, Queue Curl and Ringlet Curl via the 1940s link
at:
http://www.revampvintage.com/


1950s
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The Fifties Look
http://www.fiftiesweb.com/fashion/fashion-wh.htm

There aren't many step by step instructions for 1950s styles, though
the Revamp site looks as if it might post some soon.
However, I think you'll find using the 40s techniques plus the extra
guidelines below, will help you recreate the styles in these pictures:

Glamour Looks from the 1950s
http://www.hairarchives.com/private/archive/50s%20illustrations/classic.htm

Early 50s Looks
http://www.hairarchives.com/private/archive/50s/50s.htm

Italian Boy Look
http://www.hairarchives.com/private/archive/ital/moreitalian.htm

Pin Curls (useful for 1940s too)
http://www.geocities.com/Wellesley/2457/pincurls.html

Waving
http://www.geocities.com/Wellesley/2457/makewaves.html


1960s
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Rollers
http://www.geocities.com/Wellesley/2457/roller.html

The Beehive
http://www.hairarchives.com/private/archive/beehive/beehive.htm

The Flip
http://www.hairarchives.com/private/archive/beehive/beehive.htm

An early 60s look
http://www.hairarchives.com/private/archive/hairstyle3/early60slook.htm

60s Updo
http://www.hairarchives.com/private/archive/updo/60supdo.htm

Another 60s look
http://www.hairarchives.com/private/archive/60s/retro60s.htm

Late 60s
http://www.hairarchives.com/private/archive/late60s%20hairdo/hairstyl.htm


1970s
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Early 70s
http://www.hairarchives.com/private/archive/early70s/hairstyle.htm

Early 70s Updo
http://www.hairarchives.com/private/archive/early70s/hairstyle.htm

Another 70s style
http://www.hairarchives.com/private/archive/evolution/evol.htm

Charlie's Angels styles
(click on link to "Angels' Hair")
http://members.tripod.com/~sjisasillyboy/tour/main.html


ALSO
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1911
http://frazzledfrau.tripod.com/titanic/hair.htm

1912
http://www.costumegallery.com/Delineator/May_1912/hairstyles/hairstyles1.html


On this site youll find a huge number of links to pictures from
different periods, some with styling tips.
http://www.costumegallery.com/hairstyles.htm

Hair History (most photos on this site enlarge if you click on them)
http://www.hairrific.com/hist.htm


Hope you have a good time recreating these styles! 
Let me know if anything needs clarification, or if any links fail to
work, and I'll do my best to help.


Regards - Leli


search terms:

hairstyles styling instructions directions
19200s, 1930s, etc. 
bobbed hair

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Clarification of Answer by leli-ga on 29 Mar 2003 01:45 PST

I meant to add that I thought the 1920s waved bobs could probably be
styled using the 1930s methods.