10 Decades Of Hairstyles During The 20th Century Every decade has its own unique looks and style. Fashion and beauty trends change all the time and they just keep evolving. And hair is one part of fashion that can define a decade. We’re going to go through all 10 decades of the 20th century and see how hairstyles changed through the years. 1900’s During this time, permanent hair curling was invented so that had a big influence on 1900's hairstyles. Both long and short hairstyles were popular, with longer hair usually being partly pinned up and the rest of it flowing down in curls. 1910’s Curls and ringlets were in style, made popular by Mary Pickford and Lillian Gish. Bows, pins, headbands and different types of hats were extremely cool as …show more content…
Jean Harlow was one of the most popular actresses and sex symbols and her platinum blond waves and curls were extremely popular. 1940’s Victory rolls were very fashionable in the 40’s as well as barrel curls. The hair was longer and the ladies looked sexy but sophisticated and elegant. This is also when the pinup style started to evolve and we can see these hairstyles today as well on pinup loving girls. 1950’s Young women in the 50s had almost no desire for the long, flowing hair. Hairstyles were short, soft and neat and almost always curled. A huge amount of effort was used in styling their hair. One of the most famous hairstyles were the petal coif and the pixie hairstyle. 1960’s 60s are when the hairstyles started to get bigger and more extravagant, except maybe for the boyish short hair made popular by Twiggy. Bouffants, beehives and teased hair were really popular. 1970’s The 70s hairstyles were born out of the hippie movement and leaned towards the natural look. Hair was long, frequently big and luxurious and the messy look was often acceptable. Headbands were often used as an accessory.