A sure sign of a flapper was their short hair! In the 20s, most homely women sported long locks while the flappers flaunted their brave short tresses. If you want to let your fierce side loose, there is nothing quite like trying a glamorous flapper hairstyle.
After the personal freedom allowed them during the World War 1, young women go out to work, get permission to vote, play sports and demand to leave the house unchaperoned. New financial independence and emancipation followed and cutting long hair became a symbol of independence and strength equal to men.
The flappers continued to wear their hair in updos, or as they liked to call their styles, “do's.” The look was common for almost all flappers, but the most popular flapper hairstyle was the “loopy curls,” also known as the “clipped curls.”
The bob cut
Bob cuts were a huge deal for 1920s hairstyles and signified the roaring twenties like no other hairstyle. Women who got bobs were symbolically throwing away the old ideas of femininity that were tied to long, flowing hair from the Victorian era.
In the 20s, most homely women sported long locks while the flappers flaunted their brave short tresses. If you want to let your fierce side loose, there is nothing quite like trying a glamorous flapper hairstyle.
1960s: Short and Straight.
The 60s brought a political, musical and sexual revolution and hair followed suit. The boyish look was back: girls wore short hair with long straight fringes or bowl haircuts and had stick-thin frames, just like model Twiggy.
The most popular look was the heart-shaped “cupid's bow.” On the upper lip, lipstick rose above the lip line in the shape of a cupid's bow. On the lower lip, it was applied in an exaggerated manner. On the sides, the color stopped short of the natural lip line.
Designed by Aniston's hairstylist Chris McMillan to repair her damaged hair and grow out her bangs, "The Rachel" is a voluminous shoulder-length haircut, with several distinct layers that frame and turn outwards from its wearer's face. It has been described as a variation on both the shag and bob haircuts.
It is symbolic of letting go of the past, getting out of our hair whatever has been troubling us, cutting old ties and lightening the load to go forwards into a new future.”
The dresses also allowed women to show some parts of their body for the very first time in history: it is said that flappers would apply blush to their kneecaps to draw attention to the legs, which now could be seen thanks to shorter skirts and greater freedom of movement.
The bob has a long history. The style seems to have originated in the 1890s with the French actress Polaire, but wasn't mainstream until the 1920s. Her hairstyle went against the gender roles that were held for women, and she was criticized for it. On her New York debut, she was deemed "the ugliest woman in the world."
Throughout most of the 1920s, dark red lipsticks were all the rage. Many women used lip color to make their mouth look smaller and rounder.
' There was no doubt about it – the red lip was in and it was the hallmark of modernity. And not only were the women of the day embracing it – artists were too.
Flappers frequently wore Art Deco-inspired brooches on their fur collars and cloche hats, as well as long continuous strands of pearls or round beads, gem-studded bracelets and lariat necklaces with tasseled ends. Wide bracelets, both cuff and memory wire styles, were popular.
Similar to a mullet, the style features more body and volume at the crown of the head (the head of the octopus) and then longer, thinner, shag-like layers from the mid-shaft to ends (the tentacles). Though the octopus haircut is inspired by both the mullet and shag, it is neither.
What Is "Botticelli" Hair? Smith describes "Botticelli" hair as being "extremely youthful," with a "Mother Earth," flower-child vibe. "This style shows a free and relaxed energy," he says. The extra-long length also gives the look a luxurious, ethereal feel, but in an effortless way.
Coined by Brook, the butterfly cut is a very layered, feathery haircut that's longest layers fall just below the shoulder. Shorter layers are cut around the crown of your head to create the illusion of having shorter strands. “The shortest top layer falls about two to three inches below your chin,” Brook says.
In the 1920s, it was customary for actresses in Hollywood to wear false eyelashes, inspiring flappers to copy their “baby doll eyes.” By the 1930s, false lashes were everywhere. Vogue had several fashion shoots with models wearing dramatic lashes.
In the twenties, flapper girls would apply blush to their knee caps to draw attention to this part of the body (which was frowned upon to reveal at the time.) The way to wear a blushing knee was peeking out from a mid-length skirt and accompanied by a pair of rolled down stockings.
Most resources described the eye makeup of flappers to be dark and dramatic, with kohl-rimmed eyes and black eyeshadow, or eyeshadow that matched the colour of your eyes.
As I can testify, hair loses pigment, changes texture and becomes thinner as we get older; it basically needs more looking after which is why, presumably, older women tend to lop it all off.
For both genders, big hair became popular in the 1980s. The term is also used in the glam, hair metal, goth and alternative cultures and is particularly associated with fashion of the 1970s, 1980s, and early 1990s, or inspired by the period.
The long, straight, sleek hair of the 1970s was replaced by an overwhelmingly curly majority during the 1980s. Those blessed with naturally curly hair teased it and hair sprayed it to incredible heights, while those born with straight hair did everything in their power to achieve a more curly look.
1920s. The 1920s were a time of experimentation for women, and they applied their eyeliner with a sense of drama. Heavy black eyeliner styles were huge at the time, and brands like Maybelline, Revlon, and Max Factor generated over $1 billion a year on kohl shadows.