Hair Styling
A Cartoon Whose Meaning Time and the Evolution of English Have Rendered Somewhat Obscure
Familiarity with this usage explains things.
From Boy's Life for January 1967.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Jan 05, 2015 -
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Category: Comics, Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers, Hair Styling, 1960s
Space Age Hair Fashions
Posted By: Paul - Tue Mar 04, 2014 -
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Category: Hair Styling, 1960s
Beard Font
Created by Michael Allen. [via designboom]
Posted By: Alex - Fri Feb 21, 2014 -
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Category: Hair Styling
The Texas All-Girl Track Club, 1964
Source: Sports Illustrated - Apr 20, 1964
Posted By: Alex - Sat Jan 25, 2014 -
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Category: Sports, Hair Styling, 1960s
à la Girafe
The Guardian offers an odd footnote to the history of fashion. In 1826, "Zarafa" became the first giraffe ever brought to France from Africa. She inspired a giraffe craze, becoming the subject of songs, instrumental music, poems, and music-hall sketches. Also: "Women began to truss up their hair à la Girafe and style themselves in giraffe-coloured dresses."Sounds like it was the 19th century predecessor of the beehive.
Posted By: Alex - Wed Jan 22, 2014 -
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Category: Fashion, Hair Styling, Nineteenth Century
Where are our space helmets?
Here's another prediction of yesteryear that never panned out. Found in the Kingsport News - Apr 2, 1959:
Posted By: Alex - Sun May 12, 2013 -
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Category: Space Travel, Hair Styling, Headgear, Yesterday’s Tomorrows
Everything Changes
Make up your mind! Or not!
Posted By: Paul - Tue Nov 06, 2012 -
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Category: Costumes and Masks, Fashion, Hair Styling, Music, Performance Art, Parody
The Afro Chair
Do afros make you think of chairs? That's what they made Korean designer Yangsoo Pyo think of, inspiring him to create the "Afro Chair." He writes:
Therefore, there is no danger of destroying women's stockings or knitwear. In fact the chair is very comfy. The manufacturing process of this chair begins with a simple iron frame. Then, the springs are used instead of the normal sponge and leather cover.
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Posted By: Alex - Sat Sep 22, 2012 -
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Category: Furniture, Hair Styling, Hair and Hairstyling
Uncle Sam Toiletries
I suppose if the USA could fall for hokum like Crocodile Dundee, then Aussies could fall for this line of "American" products.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Aug 10, 2012 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Stereotypes and Cliches, Baths, Showers and Other Cleansing Methods, Hair Styling, 1970s, Australia
Burbank Beard
Vern Sion took home the prize in a beard contest judged May 21, 1951. I think he earned it.
(Found in the LA Examiner archive at usc.edu.)
Posted By: Alex - Wed Jun 06, 2012 -
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Category: Fashion, Hair Styling, Facial Hair
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