What were hairstyles like?
Hairstyles of the 30’s were varied. One style was a lot of waves on top of the head with curls around the bottom. Older ladies would pull their hair back into a bun at the back. Some ladies wore their hair in an upsweep. Others wore it kind of long with a little curl at the bottom and curly bangs. Another do was short curly hair with a velvet bow on top and to one side. A very popular style in the 30s for little girls was the Shirley Temple look. Curly curly hair with some ringlets. Q: Can you describe a finger wave hairdo and how to do it? A: The finger wave hairstyle was a style that was worn close to the head. A swished bang to one side of the forehead and crimping of the hair across the skull. It would be like squeezing the hair between the index and middle finger to form waves in the hair. So to do a fingerwave for yourself, wind your hair around the forefinger right to the scalp then hold in place with bobby pins. When the hair dries, take out the pins and comb the curls and leav
