| The Victorian Era was a subdued time following | | | | French pleat became popular. Permanent waving |
| the decadence of the 19th Century. It was not | | | | was introduced. Hair often resembled a tight curly |
| seemly for a lady to have her hair loose and | | | | helmet! |
| flowing about her face. Styles were sleek and | | | | During the 60’s a revolution was taking place. |
| smooth. Hair was often smoothed down with oils | | | | Many women worked and needed styles that |
| and curled into ringlets. Hairnets were worn during | | | | were quick and easy to keep in place. A lot of |
| the day, to keep curls in place. Towards the end | | | | ladies favoured the short, back-combed styles |
| of the period, hair was worn plaited and wound | | | | that could be quickly done and held in place with |
| into coils around the head and firmly fixed with a | | | | hairspray. Later in the 60’s the hippy |
| pin in to the nape of the neck. | | | | movement started more carefree styles, long |
| The ‘Roaring Twenties’ abandoned the | | | | hair left loose adorned with flowers or ribbons and |
| constraints of Victorian life and women caused a | | | | beads. |
| stir by going to the barber shops and wanting | | | | During the 70’s, big hair was the must have. |
| their hair cut into a bob. The free spirited young | | | | Long layered hair that was curled on big rollers |
| women of the twenties shortened their hair and | | | | was the fashion of the day. It carried on the |
| their skirts and enjoyed themselves. With the | | | | freedom of the 60’s but certainly made a |
| advent of the ‘bob’ another, now familiar, | | | | statement about the ladies ‘crowning |
| hair pin evolved – the bobbie pin was born! | | | | glory’. |
| During the thirties hair grew once more, but not | | | | Towards the end of the 70’s ‘Punk’ |
| to the long locks of the beginning of the century. | | | | emerged. Hair was strikingly different with spiky |
| Hair was curled and pinned into rolls. As the thirties | | | | styles and vivid colours. The ‘Mohican’ |
| drew to a close, fashionable hair was nearly | | | | arrived with its stand up hair, dyed and spiked, |
| shoulder length and curled. Most women would | | | | down the middle of the scalp and the sides |
| also wear hats so the style was often smooth on | | | | shaved. This style was usually sported by young |
| top with rolls of hair pinned up to sit neatly around | | | | men and was only worn by the few. |
| the hat. | | | | The 80’s saw more freedom and individuality. |
| Cinema had become an important pastime during | | | | The big hair of the 70’s still remained but |
| the late thirties and forties. Many women would | | | | more ladies were having their hair cut shorter. |
| want their hair to be styled like their screen idols. | | | | When Prince Charles and Lady Diana married |
| Hair was longer, falling around the shoulders in | | | | everyone wanted a ‘Lady Di’ haircut |
| waves. But of course, there was a war on so | | | | based on a bob. As women got more powerful |
| practicality took over. Hair would be pinned into a | | | | jobs they wanted hairstyles to match their |
| neat roll at the nape of the neck and often | | | | ‘power dressing’. The long bob was very |
| covered with a headscarf knotted in the front. | | | | popular with its precision cutting. |
| Shampoo was hard to come by, plastic rollers and | | | | During the 90’s hair was very relaxed. Nearly |
| setting lotion was used to keep the style in place | | | | anything goes and there were many styles. Long |
| for longer. | | | | hair was favoured by many with the |
| With war out of the way and life becoming more | | | | ‘Rachel’ (from the TV series Friends) cut |
| ‘normal’ the ladies of the day wanted to | | | | being a big hit. Messed up hair became very |
| look well groomed. Many ladies started to visit a | | | | popular and possible with all the new hair products |
| Salons every week for a ‘shampoo and | | | | like hair wax and putty. |
| set’. Hair was becoming more sculpted. The | | | | |