I love vintage photos of everyday women’s hairstyles. They are real, attainable and not movie star quality. I think it’s just so wonderful to see that not everything was perfect but still looked lovely.

For those of us who like to do vintage hairstyles, I think it’s easy to get caught up in thinking you have to have a perfect style, but these women are proof that perfection was not always attainable (and they still look great).

I have also decided to do this post because I have been noticing that lots of people are searching for ‘1950s women’s hairstyles’ and coming to my website. I don’t have loads of content on this specific era and this is because I absolutely love 1940s hairstyles. So today’s post is a bevy of wonderful 1950s photos of women and their 1950s hairstyles.

Enjoy!

1950s vintage photo of a young woman posing in a photo booth with a 1950s hairstyle, red lips, 1950s accessories.

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1950s Photos of Everyday Women’s Hairstyles

“A smile and a squint”, May 1955. What a super example of curled hairstyle pulled back with a curl left in the front. Our young lady looks adorable.

1950s vintage photo of a young woman with a 1950s hairstyles and pearl necklace smiling at the camera. Super 1950s vintage hairstyle inspiration

Source: Etsy-therescuedphoto

1950s vintage photo of a beautiful young women named Dorothy Wallace. She is wearing a short 1950s hairstyle (very popular during the 50s).

1950s vintage photo of a beautiful young Black Women named Dorothy Wallace. She is wearing a cute short 1950s hairstyle. Fantastic vintage hair inspiration.

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Cute short pageboy 50s hairstyle in this image of a young woman with the BEST glasses on! This feels like a yearbook photo to me.

Further Reading: Vintage Photos of Women who wear Eyeglasses

1950s vintage photo of a young woman with red lips, short 1950s hairstyle and 1950s eyeglasses on with pearls around her neck

Source: Etsy-therescuedphoto

Photo booth images are a super resource for vintage hairstyle inspiration. You can usually see the style really well, like on our serious faced young women (Rose Morrison) with the plaid vest and a bobbed curl hairstyle.

1950s vintage photo of a pretty young Black Women in a photobooth with a 1950s hairstyle and plaid vest

Source: Etsy-therescuedphoto

Two women in Japan in 1950s fashions and short 1950s hairstyles smile for the camera.

1950s vintage photo of two Japanese women in 1950s fashions and 1950s hairstyles in Japan

Girls night! Pick your fav hairstyle from this group of young ladies having a great time together.

1950s vintage photo of a group of girls in 1950s hairstyles and 1950s fashion posing for the camera at a girls night

Source: Etsy-DearMacyVintage

HAZARD! Ada has something she is thinking about in this photo booth image. Maybe it’s about her fantastic hair? HA!

1950s vintage photo of a Black woman with a 1950s hairstyle and plaid dress on posing in front of a sign that says hazard

Source: Etsy-therescuedphoto

A head full of curls and some doggy time on the porch swing.

1950s vintage photo of a young woman with a 1950s hairstyle holding a dog on her porch swing.

Source: Etsy-therescuedphoto

November 1955-This photo makes me happy, and it’s because of the big smile on our adorable woman in the big chair. Her hair is perfectly curled and she has a great 1950s outfit on.

Further Reading: Vintage Photos of Wallpaper Designs in Mid Century Homes

1950s vintage photo (November 1955) of an older woman in a 1950s dress sitting in chair in her living room with a 1950s hairstyle. Love the big smile on her face.

Source: Etsy-AlaskaVintage

“The Dixie Cups”. 4 women with short hairstyles posing together at a party.

1950s vintage photo of 4 Black Women drinking out of dixie cups posing together in 1950s fashions and 1950s hairstyles

Source: Etsy-JakeRoebucks

Teenage girls in a 1950s fashion show. Another group photo with lots of 50s hairstyle inspirations.

1950s vintage photo of Teenage girls at a fashion show. They are all wearing 1950s fashions and 1950s hairstyles.

Source: eBay

My last photo of this post, is of Ruth Shoemake who has let her natural curls just do their own thing (the cut is still very 50s though). Another great photo for inspiration.

1950s vintage photo of a young woman wearing a 1950s hairstyle and a parl necklace. No makeup.

Source: Etsy-therescuedphoto

I hope you enjoyed the photos I chose for this post, even if your not a vintage hairstyle fan. I will be doing a more detailed post later on down the line, so stay tuned for that.

Question time: Do you like 1950s hairstyles? What was your favourite photo from above?

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