For a Busy Little Miss

Can you imagine giving your kid a perm?




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Source: Modern Beauty Shop, January 1943

Beauty is of a Bygone Age

I just had to post this one. A pair of twins look in the history books for hair-inspiration, as the narrator tells us that "Beauty is of a bygone age." Sound familiar? From 1949.




HAIR STYLES - British Pathe

Fashions Go to the Head

Fashions Go to the Head - 1932. Various women turn their heads for the camera to show the new hairstyles.

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Latest hairstyles from America

Latest hairstyles from America, 1944

The Lastest in Coiffures

A few hairstyles, including a Grecian one for long hair and one for "Ladies just recovering from the bobbed hair vogue".


THE LATEST IN COIFFURES - British Pathe

Creating a Coiffure

A "modern" adaptation of the Grecian style of hairstyle - with an ostrich feather.

CREATING A COIFFURE - British Pathe

A Simple Coiffure

A simple coiffure from the teens or early '20s for long hair.


A SIMPLE COIFFURE - British Pathe

Ladies and Gents Hair Salon

Men's department in beauty salon. Mayfair, London, 1967.


LADIES AND GENTS HAIR SALON - British Pathe

Charmed I'm Sure

A charming little video on three makeovers from 1939



GLAMOUR MAKING (issue title is CHARMED I'M SURE) - British Pathe

The "Left...Right" Haircut

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Source: Modern Beauty Shop, June 1943