How Do You Find And Achieve Perfect 1940S Hairstyles?
The 1940’s were without doubt the decade when womens hairstyles were at their most glamorous. This was mainly due to wartime shortages which made buying new clothing more difficult than before. To make up for the shortages in new fashionable clothing women resorted to styling their hair in new and exciting ways. Hair became bigger and more exaggerated with finger waves, bangs and pin curls becoming the norm. Many of the earlier and mid 1940’s hairstyles were smoother and flatter at the crown allowing for easier wearing of hats, although later in the decade this became less fashionable. When deciding on what 1940’s hairstyle to replicate it is a good idea at first to get some ideas from old pictures and movies. Your local library will have many books of interest. I would suggest looking for books about movie stars of the time, pictorial news books such as Picture Post, as well as books specifically written about the the 1940’s. Libraries usually also have a good stock of Hollywood class
