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Post by snsurone on Apr 6, 2018 17:19:51 GMT
I really love the long, soft waves of the actresses in 1940's movies, such as Jeanne Crain and Katharine Hepburn.
Of course, the studios had professional hairdressers to keep these ladies' locks on perfect order.
To tell the truth, I'm rather saddened when actresses, and other women, cut their hair short in the 1950's.
For some of them, these short cuts were anything but flattering!
I believe it was the upsurge of Italian films that motivated such a drastic move.
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Post by teleadm on Apr 6, 2018 18:13:47 GMT
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Post by bess1971s on Apr 6, 2018 19:11:08 GMT
I also liked the simpler, longer flowing hairstyles by Hepburn, Garson, Lamarr or the simple cut that Claudette Colbert almost always wore.
I detested the pompadour which has to be one of the ugliest hairstyles I've ever seen. I also disliked the sight of little girl hair ribbons on grown women but that was pretty much a staple back then.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Apr 6, 2018 20:03:55 GMT
An Italian Movie from 1953 that influenced American Women's Hairstyles Before:  After:  |
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Post by BATouttaheck on Apr 6, 2018 20:21:35 GMT
1942   |
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Post by BATouttaheck on Apr 6, 2018 20:21:51 GMT
1946  |
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Post by petrolino on Apr 7, 2018 2:18:29 GMT
The 1940s "Wildlings" look took some serious criticism ... but I think these ladies looked terrific ...
Susan Hayward
Anne Baxter
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Post by snsurone on Apr 7, 2018 11:47:54 GMT
Pet, I honestly don't think that photo was meant to showcase Baxter's hair!
:-D
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Post by petrolino on Apr 7, 2018 12:22:21 GMT
Pet, I honestly don't think that photo was meant to showcase Baxter's hair! :-D She's demonstrating the correct way to use a step-ladder. It's health and safety. |
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Post by BATouttaheck on Apr 7, 2018 12:29:46 GMT
She's demonstrating the correct way to use a step-ladder. It's health and safety. She is also modeling the latest in stylish fashion statements ~ invisible high heeled shoes. |
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Post by snsurone on Apr 7, 2018 17:11:07 GMT
Pet, I honestly don't think that photo was meant to showcase Baxter's hair! :-D She's demonstrating the correct way to use a step-ladder. It's health and safety. Uh---yeah! |
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Post by snsurone on Apr 10, 2018 21:00:33 GMT
Susan Hayward had gorgeous red, wavy hair in the 1940's and 1950's.
But then, she gave in to the fad of short hair and had hers cut.
Eventually, she lost all her hair due to radiation treatments for her terminal brain cancer, and took to wearing wigs in public.
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Post by snsurone on Apr 13, 2018 14:22:22 GMT
Today, actresses wear their hair long, but it's limp and stringy, unlike the beautiful waves of the 1940's.
Doesn't Hollywood employ hairdressers any more?
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Post by BATouttaheck on Apr 13, 2018 14:56:40 GMT
E.T. Tries out the "1940's look"  |
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Post by BATouttaheck on Apr 13, 2018 16:14:23 GMT
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Post by marshamae on Apr 13, 2018 16:37:18 GMT
That oscar seems to be saved for extremes. Films where an entire cast needs elaborate period makeup and hair, like Amadeus, films with elaborate special effects makeup for alien life forms, profound illness or aging seem to merit a nod in the eyes of the film community.
I love the long bobs of the 40’s but they are harder to achieve than you would think . I have long very thick hair. It takes curl but needs a lot of product support to hold a curl. Rita Hayworth had natural curl, but I suspect her hair would tend to frizz in humid air. All of those styles required 8ntensive care by a skilled stylist. Not easy for us normal gals.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Apr 13, 2018 16:54:16 GMT
There is, and always has been, a difference between "on camera" and "off camera" hairstyles (even before the invention of the camera !) Everyone is going to look better when combed and quaffed and sitting still for a portrait than they do when they have run down to the market for a quart of milk and a loaf of bread or when they are dodging paparazzi on their way home from the gym. Back in the 40's home curlers for nightly setting hair into those glamour curls were strips of cloth and bobby pins. For a less temporary curl there were those smelly perms at the "beauty parlor" and those machines !   |
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Post by snsurone on Apr 14, 2018 19:06:17 GMT
That oscar seems to be saved for extremes. Films where an entire cast needs elaborate period makeup and hair, like Amadeus, films with elaborate special effects makeup for alien life forms, profound illness or aging seem to merit a nod in the eyes of the film community. I love the long bobs of the 40’s but they are harder to achieve than you would think . I have long very thick hair. It takes curl but needs a lot of product support to hold a curl. Rita Hayworth had natural curl, but I suspect her hair would tend to frizz in humid air. All of those styles required 8ntensive care by a skilled stylist. Not easy for us normal gals. Yes, but that is what hairdressers are paid for! I believe that with a good body perm, today's actresses could achieve that 1940's look. BTW, the hair-care ads that seek to promote that look is heavily photoshopped, giving a false impression. |
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Post by snsurone on May 9, 2018 0:03:24 GMT
Remember the 1970's when Farrah Fawcett's blonde waves were the rage?
That pretty much ended when Princess Di's short, feathered 'do caught on.
I don't think anyone these days is noted for beautiful hair.
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Post by outrider127 on May 9, 2018 1:12:09 GMT
Nahhhhh, 1960's was when women looked the most beautiful--40's and 50's hairstyles were pretty bad
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