I've been talking a lot about hair lately. It seems to be the thing we have the most trouble with. In the first post, "Introduction to Hairstyles in 1912," I showed contemporary photos of ladies' coiffures, and a few "how to" images from the time as well, but the problem with these is that we ladies today still have little or no idea how to achieve them.
Luckily, there are some original newsreels at "British Pathe" to help us. I've embedded these super-helpful tutorials" here. While from 1920/21, these techniques can be used for the earlier styles as well. Enjoy!
A SIMPLE COIFFURE
THE LATEST IN COIFFURES
CREATING A COIFFURE
I originally came across the link to British Pathe on a blog called "Beauty is a Thing of the Past," a site loaded with hair how-to's an magazine articles all about beauty and hair.
Luckily, there are some original newsreels at "British Pathe" to help us. I've embedded these super-helpful tutorials" here. While from 1920/21, these techniques can be used for the earlier styles as well. Enjoy!
THE LATEST IN COIFFURES
A SIMPLE COIFFURE
THE LATEST IN COIFFURES
CREATING A COIFFURE
There are more useful newsreels to be seen on the British Pathe site.
