I’m back! And while I’m off editing all the photos I took at VIVA and working on my posts I thought I would fill your eyes with lovely images from my last few weeks on Pinterest.

Enjoy and stay tuned for Viva Post # 1.

Vintage Images on Pinterest

First up while I was gone, Easter happened so here is a cute picture of Doris Day holding an Easter basket with a real bunny in it.

Further Reading: Vintage Easter 1920s-1960s (Archived blog post)

1950s vintage photo of Doris Day holding an easter basket with a bunny in it.

1950s/ 1960s vintage photo: Nothing to see here but cute Easter bonnets and really fantastic coats. I also adore the older girls purse that she is carrying. Such style at such a young age.

1940s Photo: Easter Sunday in Harlem, NY 1942 (Henri Cartier-Bresson). Now that is a hat!

Further Reading: Do you have an Easter Parade Hat?

1940s photo / 1940s Fashion: Henri Cartier-Bresson, Easter Sunday in Harlem, NY 1942 — Source: MoMA

Summer is quickly approaching (or at least in my mind it is) and I’m looking forward to all the cool events I’m attending. One of those is the “Hats & Horseshoes” event at Woodbine Racetrack. To prepare for this years event I’m have been enamoured with the 1930s images of well dressed folks spending their “Day at the Races” and hope to maybe channel their looks for my day.

Below Photo: At the races in Autieul 1938-39. That Hat and Dress…Stunning is the only word I can find right now to describe this image.

Further Reading: Vintage Hat Ideas to Wear to the Horse Races

1930s vintage photo of woman in 1930s dresses and 1930s hats At the races in Autieul 1938-39 — Photo Credit: Regina Relang

Ascot Racecourse, June 1932, Margaret Whigham, later Duchess of Argyll, and friend.

Further Reading: 1930s Fashions As Seen On Everyday People

Well we all know that at Ascot the day is less about the horses and more about the hats on everyone’s heads. Here is an excerpt from the British Newspaper The Sphere,1939 entitled “Madcap Millinery at the 1939 Ascot”. Do you have a favorite hat from the picture here?

1939 Vintage Hats at Ascot -Here is an excerpt from the British Newspaper The Sphere,1939 entitled "Madcap Millinery at the 1939 Ascot" — Source: vintagefashionfairs

At Viva this year a dear friend offered to pay for my hair to get done by a professional hairdresser for one day of the event (you will see the hair in my viva post). So for the last few weeks I have been researching vintage hairstyles on Pinterest for inspiration. Here is some of what I found.

The 1940s hairstyle below is similar to what I normally wear but I still like it (clearly for a reason).

Further Reading: A Vintage Guide to 1940s Hair Accessories

1940s vintage photo of a 1940s hairstyle with hair comb.

Stunning photo of June Haver, Vivian Blaine, and Vera-Ellen. The perfect 1940s hair.

Evelyn Ankers, 1940s hair is really adorable and probably fairly easy to pull off.

What I like seeing in these photos is the frizz on her tips. Makes me feel better knowing that even movie stars did not always have 100% perfect hair.

1940s Hairstyle as seen on Evelyn Ankers

Lastly I figured that if I was really in a pinch I could pick a style from this chart of 1950s stars and their hairstyles.

1950s retro hair chart featuring 1950s movie stars.

I would like to end this post on a cute note and this image from January 1927 of a young visitor and her toy elephant who discovers that the elephant house at London Zoo is closed for their winter holidays, fits the bill perfectly.

1927 vintage image of a child and her toy — Source: Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images

Happy Wednesday!

Further Reading:

Liz

Updated January 2023

I thought I would share some of my favorite vintage ladies who are doing some great hair tutorials online and maybe help you find a great vintage look for that next dance or night out.

1940s vintage photo of a young women with a 1940s hairstyle

As a lover of vintage clothing of the 1940’s & 50’s I eventually got to the point that it was just not enough to throw on a vintage dress and head out the door, I needed a little something “extra”. So after much thought over a glass of wine 🙂 I figured out that the “extra” was my hair and makeup, but for a long time I was going on and on about how my hair never keeps a curl and I can’t apply liquid eyeliner if you paid me a million dollars (note: I still can’t but that is not these ladies fault lol) so what’s the point? Well one day I was surfing the net looking for all things vintage and I stumbled upon “Lisa Freemont Street” who has a YouTube channel FILLED with vintage hair & makeup tutorials.

I then watched some of her “foundation” videos and realized…I had it all wrong! Lisa has hair like me (fine and poker straight) and she manages to pump out amazing vintage hair styles probably 30 times a day lol, so why could I not do that? So off I went to Sally’s Beauty for all my “must have supplies” and started watching all her videos for tips & tricks. Next thing I know after about 3 failed pincurl sets and a curly hair frizz disaster…I had it! I really had it! Now I can’t do everything, in fact I have only mastered my foam roller set, brush out and some easy vintage styles but I still did it! And boy has it made a difference in my whole vintage look and now I try to set my hair at least once a week (especially before I go dancing) because it just makes me feel…awesome. My husband has even gotten use to seeing me run around our apartment in foam rollers and a hair scarf like it’s something he has seen since day one.

ANYWAYS…all that aside here are some of my top picks for some great inspiring Vintage Hair Tutorials.

# 1: Lisa Freemont Street (Oct 2022 update: Lisa is now doing a new collection of vintage “life” tutorials (hair, clothes etc) over at ‘Lady in Waking‘)

This woman has talent coming out of her ears and it amazes me every time I watch her videos how she makes it look so simple (and many of the times it actually is..Surprise Surprise!). Her YouTube channel has everything from “Pinup hair styles”, “vintage makeup tutorials”, “the basics for great vintage hair” and even clothing tutorials. There are many videos on there, so make sure you make time to browse thru her selection and pick some easy ones to get started and build your confidence up.

Funny story about Lisa Freemont, 2 years ago I went to VIVA Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekend with the intention that if I saw her there I would go up and say hi. My finance (now my husband) knew my plan and was on the lookout for her but 3 days had gone by at the event and no sign of her so I had given up hope that I would get to meet her. Jump to the Tiki pool party on the Sunday afternoon, I’m sitting on the grass watching the people go by and I look to my right and sitting 3 people over is Lisa Freemont (Ashley is her real name)…right there 3 people over from me. My husband sees her too and goes “There she is go say hi”, BUT instead of walking over there and saying hi and could not move off my towel to go say hi. I got all shy and was wondering what I would say to her that would not make me sound like a dork. So I let her be and never got my chance to introduce myself and my husband teased me for the rest of the weekend on being that dork I was soooo trying not to be lol!

Side note: The attached link is the video that Lisa Freemont took at that pool party, which I AM IN! So you can see how close I was too her and still never said hi lol. You can see me at the 11-15 sec mark sitting on the ground facing towards the pool.

# 2: Cherry DollFace

This woman is also super-duper amazingly talented, with not only Hair but also Makeup. She always looks so pulled together when I watch her tutorials and I’m pretty sure she wakes up looking awesome lol. Her tutorials also cover a good range of the vintage world from a “Bettie Page look” to how to get great “Hawaiian hair”. The YouTube site also have clothing reviews and great makeup tutorials. CHECK HER OUT!

October 2022 UPDATE: Follow Cherry Dollface on her Facebook page HERE.

# 3: Super Kawaii Mama

I have recently started reading her blog and watching her hair tutorials and she is..awesome! There was a snood tutorial that just made my life so much easier at a recent 1940’s dance I went to (wish I had pictures). Enjoy!

# 4: Vintage Hairstyles for Black Women (January 2023 Update)

I realized that I did not add any links to Black creators, showcasing how to style Black hair. Here are some helpful tutorials, that can get you started.

(Further Reading: Vintage Photo Tuesday: Vintage Black Style ; Vintage Accounts on Instagram to Follow that are run by Women of Colour (WOC)

Pinup Style by Angelique Noire

No heat vintage Mid Century / 1940s Style by Iridessence AKA Jezebelly

So there you have 4 of my personal fav “go to” vintage hair online tutorial sites. If you have some really good ones that you go to all the time, I would LOVE for you to share them with me as I’m always on the hunt.

January 2023 UPDATE:

Since I did this post back in 2013, the world of vintage hairstyle has changed..big time! You can find hair tutorials on TikTok, Instagram, Reels, stories etc. There are so many amazing tutorials out there, so start searching. Even I have done a few tutorials myself, which you can find HERE.

FURTHER READING: Collection of Blog posts on “Vintage Hairstyles“

Happy vintage hair styling 🙂

Liz

Tag: 1950’s hair

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Vintage Images on Pinterest

My 4 favorite Online Vintage Hair Tutorials