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more about #hairdos cinematheques: Now what to do about waxing... more » Rooo sez BISH PLZ: Didn't brilliant Tim, and beautiful brilliant Johnny, already do the robotic metal stylist thing, back in the eighties? And did no one see Back to th... more » rodmanstreet: If it's the future, then where's my homework robot? more » TransFat: more » birdfeet: Ms. 12 looks like she could be Katherine Heigl('s grandmother.) How hard is it to pin-curl your own hair? Anyone have a link to a good tutorial? more » MissRose: I'm not going to lie, I am totally obsessed with vintage salon magazines- it's actually how I learned to adapt vintage styles using modern tecniques. ... more » juicy n seedless: Can you imagine if they had to stop production of hair dryers and flat irons because they needed the metal and crap plastic (I mean oil) to win the wa... more » randomnessish: Jesus. Yeah, sure, Mad Men 40's-60's hairstyles are totally "easy to care for." I can't even be bothered to brush my hair half the time! more » Everything MidnightBikeRide does is a balloon.: This reminds me of when I would go with Grandma to get her hair done every week as a kid-- she was still doing her hair like this in the 90s. I was... more » BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit): Oh, man. I would pin curl my hair every night if the husband didn't bitch and moan about it being "ugly" - maybe tonight I'll ask him why he hates pi... more » Zombie Ms. Skittles: You know, there are days when I wish that we could all feel as connected as we did during WWII. When nothing is ambiguous and the morality is black a... more » NefariousNewt: I know that they seem ridiculous, but in 1942, we had just entered the war officially. While I won't speak to the hair and beauty tips, the lack of ha... more » curiousgeorgiana: Remember ladies, loose rollers sink ships! more » Glitterbug (likes life shaken, not stirred): I can't imagine having short hair. Mine has been waist-length for as long as I can remember. Of course, in this recession a bob would probably be bett... more » The HZA.: I have had a few bobs in my time and I adored them. One time the ex got mad at me for cutting my hair so short. Pffft. Suckas, I looked fierce. He was... more » Gretchen now has TWO kittens: I love my bob. It is the ONLY haircut for those of us who are 40-approaching-50ish and are not going to cave to the old-lady haircut just yet. I curr... more » squirrelcop: Happy birthday, bob! (I had to comment as the Amazing Louise Brooks is my avatar and the first cut I asked for once my hippie phase finally passed...) more » bloodflower: the bob has been my most successful haircut yet! i should probably go back to it. more » 18thfloor: I've always been super jealous of those who can rock the bob! With my super frizzy, curly hair, I just look like a Mario Bros. mushroom. more » sportz.star: Anna Wintour ruins the bob for me. I wonder if her's was the original? (It's been a long day and she's ruining what used to be my fave mag, so some g-... more » -
#tresstests
Still Working On The Flying Car
In the future, stylists will cut hair with robotic metal attachments on their fingers. And hair dye won't smell. Oh wait: The future is now! [Telegraph, Scientific American] -
#maghag
Modern Beauty Shop: Winning The War, One Curl At A Time
Recently, a reader sent us a link to this ShopBop "trend" story called Wartime. "Fashion is war," reads the copy. No. It isn't. But in the pages of 1942's Modern Beauty Shop, war was a major theme. War… and hair!
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#bobs
What About Bob?
The bob is 100. The cropped hairdo, inspired by Joan of Arc, was invented in 1909 by a Parisian hairdresser, gained popularity with Bloomsbury bohos and later with flappers, Anna Wintour. [The F Word]
