Clara Bow
Born: Clara Gordon Bow
July 29, 1905 in Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died: September 27, 1965 (age 60) in West Los Angeles, California, USA
The Hollywood sign originally said “Hollywoodland” when it was installed in 1923. The last four letters were deleted when the sign was refurbished in 1949.
1920’s Hairstyles
A collection of 1920’s photographs, depicting some of the hairstyles of the time, like the kiss curl, the orchid bob, the charleston cut, coconut bob, earphones hairstyle, cottage loaf (bun) and popular styles you’ll probably never see in a period drama like extreme windblown style, the frizzy hairstyle and the Poodle cut.Victorian Hairstyles Here [x] | Edwardian Hairstyles Here [x]
I wish quite a few of these would come back, not just with hipster type girls who think they are unique because they are into burlesque cabaret fashion or in a band that does that sort of thing.
Gosh, I love these. If I knew how to style my own hair I would attempt some of these for myself.
Dia Mirza for Harper’s Bazaar giving tribute to Meena Kumari
“No one ever leaves a star. That’s what makes one a star.”
- Gloria Swanson as Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard (1950)
1. Part hair from ear to ear across the top, pin both sides up(should have a mohawk appearance).
2. Part back in 3 sections, pull the middle section up and secure with pins (or combs).
3. Starting from the nape, grab a section of hair and pull to the opposite side and secure. (If your hair is long enough, bobby pins won’t be needed.
4. Grab section the section at the nape on the top of the opposite and cross over previous section.
5 Continue criss crossing until you reach the top
6. Grab a section (on right or left) of hair in the front roll forward, tuck inwards and under, and secure with pin (loosely).
7. Take the front section on the opposite side, roll forward, and tuck into the opening of the previous roll. All others rolls should be towards the front expect…
8. The last rolls will be going backwards to cover the left over hair in the back.
9. Slightly lift rolls to add volume and that’s a wrap!
Awesome illustrators Llew Mejia and Lindsay Nohl invited me to do a guest post on their beautiful pattern blog, 101Florals! This week’s theme was magnolias. I did color & greyscale versions, and also here’s a bonus warm-up pattern of some sort of made-up flowers!
