Here’s our guide to women’s 1920s makeup. Wearing makeup really took off again after being in the wilderness for some time. A lot of new products and brands came onto the… Read More »Women’s 1920s Makeup: An Overview
Here’s our guide to women’s 1920s hairstyles. The Roaring Twenties were book-ended between two global cataclysmic events – namely, the aftermath of World War I and the financial crash that… Read More »Women’s 1920s Hairstyles: An Overview
Here we look at the more popular military hairstyles for men that have been favoured since the turn of the 20th century. We also look at some dress regulations and… Read More »Military Haircuts for Men (1900s to date)
A selection of hair and beauty adverts from the 1920s, showing how advertising was used to sell cosmetics in the Jazz Age.
The lady’s maid was the servant who attended to the appearance of middle- and upper-class ladies. Employed directly by the lady of the house, duties included helping her mistress with… Read More »The Role of a Lady’s Maid
The 1920s A selection of photographs from the 1920s. Old photos are handy reference material for the hair and makeup artist working on a period production. Chicago ladies (1920). Dancing… Read More »Photographs from the 1920s