A 1940's Hair style from a 1930's bob?

[NicolettaRose]

1940's hair style from a 1930's bob?

Ok....so I started off with the 1920s have gone into the 1930's, but have decided I have to have atleast one dress that is 1940's just to be kosher, the problem is, I've got a 1930's/1920's bob, very Louise Brooks sans the bangs.What can I do with my hair to make it look 1940's?

 

[Lauren]

If you brush the front up into rolls and pincurl the back upward towards the bottom of your head it should work

 

[jitterbugdoll]

You don't even have to roll the hair for an appropriate 1940s look (though reverse rolls are my favorite style)--just make sure the hair is softly curled and brushed out into something along the lines of this:

Or this:

 

[NicolettaRose]

Thanks Jitterbugdoll!

 

[Paisley]

Very short hair was popular among women who worked in factories.

 

[jitterbugdoll]

Very short hair was popular among women who worked in factories.

And for women in the service as well. When looking at old hair magazines, you see a lot of shorter "Victory" styles

 

[NicolettaRose]

I have a 1930's/1920's style straight bob, is there any way I can get a 1940's style out of it so that I can be historically correct when wearing my 40's attire.

 

[Tourbillion]

Certainly, it's totally do-able.

You could put in some pin curls, or try for rolls. If you hair is like your avatar photo still, it is long enough for that.

There are a lot of short styles from the 40's. Here are some from nocturne.com's site. Something like this would probably work:

As long as your hair is long enough in the front and not a shingle, you can always make styles like these work, only maybe the back might be a little shorter when you are done.

Actually shorter is way more accurate than longer, it's me with my 35" of hair that has a problem getting my hair to look 40's.

Good luck and if you get a chance post a photo, I'd love to see it.

 

[ohairas]

You've posted this thread before....

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=15692
Nikki

 

[ohairas]

Here are some sketches of shorter 40's hair that might help.
Nikki

 

[pretty faythe]

I think my hair was doing something similiar to #17 this morning by itself. After my shower last night I had cliped my front over to the side to keep it out of my face and fell asleep with it in, and when I took the clip out this morning it was waiving like that! Of course, not as high and purty. lol

 

[Miss_Bella_Hell]

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=15692
Nikki

Nicoletta - DO A SEARCH FIRST PLEASE! You do this all the time! We try to avoid clogging up the board with repeat topics around here.

 

[LizzieMaine]

Threads merged -- it's always a good idea to build on previous threads rather than start new ones. Keeps the housekeeping simpler!