Lavishly illustrated vintage 1960s hairstyle guides, tutorials and tips for women
Mary Baldwin Girls in the 1960s – Continuing our peeks over the decades of student style from the students of Mary Baldwin College. These photographs from the iconic decade of the Sixties are more casual. Typical 1960s hairstyles and clothing and a real sense of the genre of change that was the 1960s. That’s all …
Bold, Beautiful and Young – The London Look may have typified the mod Sixties, but now at the tail of the decade, it is America once again, on the wing of the hippy revolution, where style takes precedence. New York City is a costume party for the young this summer, a party that is taking …
Kennedy Era hairstyles for summer – 1. Simple Oval. Full and rounded with ends turned under, its becoming to all except round faces. Hair is the same length all over with ends tapered for a curved effect. It’s brushed back from a pivot point in centre of forehead with crown hair pushed forward for fullness …
Photographs found in a flea market from that famous “last sitting” showed Marilyn Monroe in a black wig à la Jackie Kennedy. 6 Weeks before she died, Marilyn jokes around June 1962- In the very last photo session Marilyn Monroe agreed to sit for Vogue magazine, photographer Bert Stern was given the assignment. He was to …
The Woman who invented the Beehive – “It was an instant hit,” said Margaret Vinci Heldt, Chicago hairdresser and inventor of the iconic beehive hairdo “It made women feel taller, more elegant and seriously glamorous.” Amy Winehouse, Adele, even Marge Simpson all owe a debt to this lady. This is the short inside story to how …
The Hair wizard in his New York Salon – “Famous folks think their names mean a lot to snobby hairdressers.Well, they do to me too – until they get past the reception desk. At that point they can forget who they are – because they’re mine !” declares Vidal Sassoon emphatically. Vidal Sassoon reinvents the …
New York triplets import Vidal Sassoon – Curled and puffed-up hair is out, and the smooth-and-sleek retro bobbed look is in. To make triply sure everybody gets the message straight, from London, here are the Dees sisters of New York. The Dees Triplets were featured some 9 years ago in Life Magazine the day they cut …
1960’s Style embraces the First Lady’s look – The spectacle of the First lady and her husband has set hearts racing for many reasons, but Jackie Kennedy fashion has set a look and style that is setting the national pace this year! College girls copy the Jackie style casually, suburban housewives faithfully. Millinery shops are …
Jean Shrimpton – David Baileys iconic Vogue photos – New York 1962 “She was magic. In a way she was the cheapest model in the world – you only needed to shoot half a roll of film and then you had it” – David Bailey on Jean Shrimpton. When British Vogue photographer David Bailey and …
1960’s Hairstyles tricks for Long Hair – Pattie Boyd Most of us will agree that a girls shining glory is her hair. I feel it is so important for a girl to devote her main attention to her Barnet – which is the London slang word for hairstyle. My hair is pretty longish, so this …