| What can you wear with your vintage clothing and | | | | around it is a casual and elegant look. The scarf or |
| 1950's outfits? It's easy to recreate a retro hairstyle | | | | ribbons holding your ponytail can contrast with your |
| that compliments your look. Open any high school | | | | outfit using typical 50's colors combinations like pink |
| yearbook from the 1950's and you'll see all the | | | | with black or red with black or turquoise with white. |
| popular hairstyles including cute Pixie Cuts, carefree | | | | Try two ponytails high on the head. It's called "the |
| Ponytails and piled high Bouffants. Emphasis was on a | | | | Teeny Bopper" or "Poodle Ears". If you want a casual |
| youthful and flamboyant look. Short and curly hair | | | | everyday look wear a scarf over the head tied under |
| was in - long and straight was out. Women coaxed | | | | the chin with the ponytail peeking out the back and |
| their hair into curls with visits to the hairdresser, | | | | bangs in front. |
| perms and hair rollers which they set daily and slept | | | | Fun Fact: Can you hum the song "Chantilly Lace" by |
| on every night. Here are some ideas and resources | | | | "The Big Bopper"? It paints a typical 50's picture |
| that will help you recreate that look. | | | | complete with ponytail. "Chantilly lace and a pretty |
| The Pixie Cut,featuring soft curls and shorter hair, | | | | face and a pony tail, hanging down, a wiggle and a |
| was popular in the 50's. Pin curls and rollers set the | | | | walk and a giggle and a squawk, makes the world go |
| look and hairspray kept it in place. Women often | | | | round..." |
| wore permed styles that were parted on the side. It | | | | The Bouffant is a puffed up 50's hair style that later |
| was common to wear curlers to bed and then in the | | | | developed into the Beehive. This hairstyle required |
| morning hair was brushed into place. Hairstyles were | | | | elaborate styling, most often at a beauty salon using |
| typically short enough to show the bottom of the | | | | a wet roller set and a hairdryer. The hair was |
| ears. It was simple and easy to maintain with very | | | | backcombed from the scalp, prodded and pulled and |
| short bangs that were curled under. Audrey Hepburn | | | | sprayed heavily to create the height required for this |
| and Gina Lollobrigida were both famous for their cute | | | | style. Hair rats were used to get height and the right |
| Pixie Cuts. A variation on this is the Poodle Cut best | | | | form. Hair rats are made from real hair that is held in |
| seen on Lucille Ball. Here are some variations on the | | | | an oval shape with netting or stocking. They can also |
| Pixie Cut that you can try. Part your hair on the side | | | | be made of foam. Rats are rolled into the hair to |
| and then sweep one side up and hold in place with | | | | make the high look or bobby pinned into place and |
| tortoise shell barrettes or fancy bobby pins. The | | | | then hair is backcombed over it. Liberal use of heavy |
| front bangs can be worn fringed or curled under. A | | | | lacquer or hairspray would hold the style for a week |
| headband can hold the curls back with a smooth | | | | if it were not touched by a comb or brush. The pop |
| combed back front or with bangs. Use bobby pins to | | | | singer, Dusty Springfield had a light blond bouffant. |
| hold spit curls in place and arrange them to frame the | | | | The Ronettes were famous for their towering |
| face. Or try a special bow or tropical flower. | | | | beehives and showed what height hair could reach. |
| Fun Fact: Did you know that even kids got into the | | | | Variations on a bouffant or beehive are numerous. |
| curly look? In a 1953 Life magazine advertisement, Lilt | | | | You can wear your hair piled high with a long ponytail |
| Home Permanent advertised the Party Curl, a | | | | down the back, or on the side. Add some spit curls |
| permanent which would give your child "the prettiest | | | | or bangs for some extra volume. You can sweep the |
| hair in the neighborhood." | | | | hair up into a high twist and then leave some bottom |
| The Ponytail was everywhere in the 50's. It's a | | | | hair down and curled under to create a contrast. |
| youthful, free and easy style and perfect for dancing. | | | | Look for "how to" hairstyle videos on YouTube and |
| We've all seen movies featuring bouncy bobbysoxers | | | | Ehow. |
| with hair pulled straight back and bound with a rubber | | | | Fun Fact: Did you know that the beehive is also |
| band. Women with this teeny bopper hairstyle include | | | | known as a B-52 because the hairstyle looks like the |
| Sandy from Grease and Gidget (it's easier to surf | | | | bulbous nose of a B-52 Stratofortress Bomber. |
| with a ponytail!) You can change the basic ponytail by | | | | Your hairstyle can be the finishing touch for a vintage |
| wearing it with or without bangs. Ponytails in the 50's | | | | outfit whether you're wearing a 50's circle skirt or |
| were usually teased and sprayed with hairspray | | | | skinny Capri's. Have fun with it. Or if this all this sound |
| before pulling it up high on the back of the head with | | | | too complicated then try a bouffant flip wig . It's |
| a sheer scarf. A chignon or bun with a scarf wrapped | | | | easy on and off and you can skip the hairspray! |