Pictures of Ladies with Hair Adornments

[RetroBabydoll]

I found this nice one with some ribbon in her hair.

 

[RetroBabydoll]

This is one of my favorites!

Nikki

Love the jewels in her hair. Beautiful photo.

 

[Decobelle]

That was a good look for Lana... here's another version, from 1944:

More of the jewels in the hair look: these are Tiffany, 1940

Dreen Girl, 1945:

Betty Grable, 1948:

Dache Net, 1944:

Gal with a wool snood, 1942:

Flowers, 1944. These are young girls in "date dresses" but my 1943 Beauty & Charm book notes that flowers in the hair was a flattering look for older women as well.

Ginger Rogers:

Esther Williams:

Yvonne Decarlo:

 

[RetroBabydoll]

Decobelle- Those are wonderful. I like the snood pictures.

 

[Idledame]

 

[~*Red*~]

oooh, nice one Idledame! I love Betty Grable hair-do's!!!

 

[LolitaHaze]

Ann Sheridan

Here are a few shots of Mrs Sheridan. The last photo inspired me to do my hair similarly.

Me:

 

[Lady Day]

LD

 

[~*Red*~]

OOh Lolita, it's spot on! I love the red flowers with your blond hair!

[QUOTE/]

I did a 'do very similar to this.. the flower just reminded me!

She's the "Ginger" one.

 

[SarahLouise]

I have so many pictures saved and trawled through just some of them to find these. I hope they inspire you!

Ann Sheridan always had amazing hair and I've come across quite a few pics of her with a snood.

June Allyson

Dorothy Lamour

Dorothy Lamour with Veronica Lake but I'm unsure of who the actress is on the left?

Ann Blyth

Anna Baxter

 

[Lady Day]

There's another thread here that's pretty much exclusively vintage photos of hair flowers, but I can't seem to find it now.

EDIT: found it! It was merged with another thread on hair flowers in the Beauty forum, as this one probably will be also

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=21385&highlight=hair

I knew there was another one!
THanks Kitty

LD

 

[Decobelle]

Dorothy Lamour with Veronica Lake but I'm unsure of who the actress is on the left?

How cute! The actress is Paulette Goddard. That's a still from a number the 3 of them performed in the movie "Star Spangled Rhythm," called "A Sweater, A Sarong, & A Peek-a-Boo Bang." lol

 

[SarahLouise]

How cute! The actress is Paulette Goddard. That's a still from a number the 3 of them performed in the movie "Star Spangled Rhythm," called "A Sweater, A Sarong, & A Peek-a-Boo Bang." lol

Aha, thanks! Veronica Lake looks so tiny. Thanks for sharing your pictures too, they are fantastic!

 

[RetroBabydoll]

SarahLouise- Thank you so much for the beautiful photos!

 

[Idledame]

These are from a school's project called Kids' View of World War ll
It has alot af great pictures, stories. http://usd230.k12.ks.us/espictt/index.htm

 

[deadpandiva]

I never thought of wearing ribbons and flowers together. I whill have to try that.

 

[cherry lips]

hair do

Such wonderful photos to get inspired by!

I have an affinity to get real flowers and a matching boutonni?®re for special events. Here is the best photo showing off the flowers in my hair and the second is what I got for the boyfriend.

I always find that using a more exotic flower works better, this time around I chose gardenia's they both look and smell great!

Wow, BakingInPearls, what lovely hair! Please forgive that this is a bit off topic in this thread, but I'm curious about the front. Is it a so-called pomp? Is it made of long bangs fastened back with pins (just a guess), or how does it look from the top/ behind? I'd like to make one of those.

 

[Honey Doll]

Q for bakedinpearls

Oh My your hair looks lovely with the fresh gardenias! I am going to a black tie event shortly and have thought of wearing fresh flowers. Can you tell me if they stay fresh for the night? Do you give any particular direction to the florist to prepare them?

Honey Doll

 

[Lady Day]

*bump*

LD

 

[KittyT]

Oh My your hair looks lovely with the fresh gardenias! I am going to a black tie event shortly and have thought of wearing fresh flowers. Can you tell me if they stay fresh for the night? Do you give any particular direction to the florist to prepare them?

Found this online:

from http://www.marthastewartweddings.com/article/fresh-flowers-for-your-hair
Trade Secret: How to Keep Blooms Looking Fresh
Store the flowers for your hair in a refrigerator or cooler until you are ready to use them. Mist your hairstyle with hair spray for the final time before attaching the flowers, as the alcohol and polymers in hair sprays can damage delicate blossoms. To wear a large bloom, like the cymbidium orchid above, cut stem to one inch; pierce it with a U-shape hairpin, and insert the pin into the thickest part of the hairstyle. For small flowers that grow in clusters along a single stem, like the asters above, wrap the main stem around a chignon, and secure with hairpins at one-inch intervals. Small individual blossoms, such as stephanotis, can be attached with a small beaded hairpin, pierced through the flower's center and stuck into the hair.

Also from http://www.topweddingquestions.com/forum/gforum.cgi?post=13793
Fresh flowers are great. If they are kept refrigerated until they are put into your hair they should be fine. Have your florist wire up single blooms of whatever you like and your hairdresser can have a great time. In terms of wilting I guess i would warn you away from sweet peas, tulips, hydrangea, and super delicate types. Gardenias , though they do turn to ivory in the open air, are georgeous and like wearing incredible natural perfume that everyone likes. Other good ones are spray roses, daisies, freesia, stephanotis, alstromeria....really almost everything...I would say just go for it...they are perfect for a non princess wedding!

Google "fresh hair flowers" and you'll likely find plenty of other tips.