Balayage au Cotton
The things people do for fashion.
Via The Lively Morgue
The shop [Cinandre on 11 East 57th Street] has imported a young man named Yvan from the Carita salon in Paris to do what he calls a "balayage au cotton." Starting at the nape Yvan lifted out fine strands and applied a lightening paste with a thin brush. Instead of the usual foil wrapping, he tucked pieces of cotton wadding to support the strands in process and keep them from the rest of the hair.
When he was three-quarters through, he had used 1000 feet of cotton stripping and Miss Weston looked as though she were wearing an enormous white wig. [NY Times - Apr 1, 1974]
When he was three-quarters through, he had used 1000 feet of cotton stripping and Miss Weston looked as though she were wearing an enormous white wig. [NY Times - Apr 1, 1974]
Via The Lively Morgue
Comments
Looks like a costume straight off the stage of "Beach Blanket Babylon."
If you ever visit San Francisco, (no jokes please - you're only visiting) I recommend BBB for an evening out in the town.
If you ever visit San Francisco, (no jokes please - you're only visiting) I recommend BBB for an evening out in the town.
Posted by KDP on 11/15/13 at 12:35 PM
@KDP .. if you visit the Midwest where we are between Chicago and Detroit I recommend coming armed. That hairdo could hide many things.
Posted by BrokeDad in Midwest US on 11/15/13 at 03:40 PM
A giant white Afro!
Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 11/15/13 at 07:09 PM
Dho!
Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 11/16/13 at 06:21 AM
Cotton-headed ninny-muggins!
Posted by ScoutC on 11/16/13 at 09:46 AM
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Category: Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues | 1970s | Hair and Hairstyling