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1940s Hairstyles

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Evoke Some of That 1940s Glamour.
In the 1940s, women's hairstyles evolved to become more practical for professional women, yet they conveyed glamour and sophistication that endures in movies of that period. Styles tended to be shorter in the War years and longer and looser in the late 1940s. "1940s Hairstyles" is a how-to guide to creating these lovely styles. There are tips and instructions for the original methods of styling the hair, as well as modern alternatives for many techniques. The instructions vary in degree of detail. They give as much detail as women got in the 1940s, as many of these instructions are taken from period publications. But those women were familiar with the basic techniques and accustomed to watching their hairdressers create these styles. Modern women will need to study the basics in Chapter 2 before moving on to the styles.Chapter 1 provides instructions for "Basic Haircuts". 2 cuts for short hair are described and illustrated, 2 for medium-length hair, and 2 for long hair...

April 7, 2005 (McLean, VA USA) | Helpful Votes: 35 | Rating: 4

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Awesome!
I bought this book for a hair stylist friend of mine who works in a trendy salon with lots of rockabilly clients. It was the perfect gift for her because while most books just show photographs, Daniela Turudich went the extra mile and included cutting and styling techniques. The diagrams are very thorough and are basically a step-by-step guide to achieving the perfect 1940's hairstyle. Not to say that there aren't great photographs included as well, because there most certainly are.Needless to say, she loved the book. And I got a sassy new hairstyle out of it too!

June 6, 2004 (PDX, Oregon) | Helpful Votes: 12 | Rating: 5

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Not a Rita Hayworth look-alike guide
This book is the only one of its kind and contains tons of information on recreating 1940s hairstyles. However, the focus is on your basic hairstyles sort of like what you see in the movie "A League of Their Own." There is also a lot of time spent on what I would call very unattractive, Grandma-Q-tip styles.I hunted this book down and blew a wad of cash all in search of instructions for the perfect Rita Hayworth, Ava Gardner, Lana Turner hairstyle and I was very disappointed. The hairstyles of the three ladies mentioned above, which are the result of tedious pin-curl sets or pin-curl permanents, are barely touched upon in this book. You are told how to make a pin curl, a picture of Rita (which is not even the look that she is famous for) and a picture of Ava are shown and you are told it is a pin-curl set and that's about it. I found better information just by searching on pin-curls in Google for free, than I found after wasting my money on this tiny book. It is probably...

September 18, 2005 (Raleigh, NC) | Helpful Votes: 19 | Rating: 3

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