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Hairdo Collection

Background imageHairdo Collection: Sudan - A group of Hadendoa Warriors

Sudan - A group of Hadendoa Warriors. The Hadendoa is the name of a nomadic subdivision of the Beja people, known for their support of the Mahdiyyah rebellion during the 1880s to 1890s

Background imageHairdo Collection: Hochst Group

Hochst Group
An example of a Hochst group figurine, comprising of some men carefully tending to the appearance of the seated woman, one is holding a mirror

Background imageHairdo Collection: Advert for Emile

Advert for Emile, offering an expert Court coiffure service, including the attachment of veils and feathers. Date: 1932

Background imageHairdo Collection: Woman in a hedgehog hairdo with feathers

Woman in a hedgehog hairdo with feathers and flowers and string of pearls. Coiffure Herisson. Handcoloured lithograph by de Laubadere from Octave Uzannes Stylish Hairstyle or Eccentric Finery

Background imageHairdo Collection: Woman with built-up hair, Abyssinia (Ethiopia), East Africa

Woman with built-up hair, Abyssinia (Ethiopia), East Africa
Woman with built-up hair using gum and a light framework, Abyssinia (Ethiopia), East Africa. Date: 1922

Background imageHairdo Collection: Sudan - A group of Hadendoa Warriors

Sudan - A group of Hadendoa Warriors. The Hadendoa is the name of a nomadic subdivision of the Beja people, known for their support of the Mahdiyyah rebellion during the 1880s to 1890s

Background imageHairdo Collection: Carmen rollers advertisement, 1965

Carmen rollers advertisement, 1965
Advertisement for Carmen rollers which can transform your hair from flat to gloriously curly in just fifteen minutes. Date: 1965

Background imageHairdo Collection: Advert for Truefitt & Hill - hair stylists & products 1937

Advert for Truefitt & Hill - hair stylists & products 1937
Where Artistry Defies Comparison. Permanent wave, who are not mere slaves to fashion. 1937

Background imageHairdo Collection: Advert for Matinee filter tipped cigarettes 1939

Advert for Matinee filter tipped cigarettes 1939
These Matinee filter tipped Virginia cigarettes in there slim black case. Date: 1939

Background imageHairdo Collection: Head of a woman with diadem. About 110 AD

Head of a woman with diadem. About 110 AD
Roman Art. Imperial era. Head of a woman with diadem. About 110 AD. Glytothek. Munich. Germany

Background imageHairdo Collection: Julia Domna (c. 158-217) Roman Empress and second wife of Sep

Julia Domna (c. 158-217) Roman Empress and second wife of Sep
Julia Domna (c.158-217) Roman Empress and second wife of Septimius Severus. Marble bust. Roman, 2nd century AD. Museum of Louvre. Paris. France

Background imageHairdo Collection: Japanese Geisha seated on a bench

Japanese Geisha seated on a bench - studio photographic portrait (this same backdrop can be seen in a number of Geisha photographic studies). Date: circa 1902

Background imageHairdo Collection: Japanese Geisha examining some plants

Japanese Geisha examining some plants - studio photographic portrait (this same backdrop can be seen in a number of Geisha photographic studies). Date: circa 1902

Background imageHairdo Collection: Bedtime Story

Bedtime Story
Mother (the one in the rather tasteless dressing gown with a bouffant hairdo), reads a bedtime story to her enthralled son. Date: 1960s

Background imageHairdo Collection: Late 1930S Hairdo

Late 1930S Hairdo
An immaculately styled coiffure. The sides of the hair are drawn back from the face, the top is coiled into a large wave curl with the length tightly coiled. Date: late 1930s

Background imageHairdo Collection: Tatler front cover - Life in the lunch hour

Tatler front cover - Life in the lunch hour
Front cover of The Tatler in 1960 featuring a young woman under the dryer in a hairdressing salon, Simon of Knightsbridge, where they guaranteed a hairdo in under an hour

Background imageHairdo Collection: Advert for Jamal machineless hair lotions 1938

Advert for Jamal machineless hair lotions 1938
The most comfortable permanent you can get... Secret of Jamals miraculous results and success with difficult hair lies in the five lotions which recondition your hair during the process

Background imageHairdo Collection: Making Jewellry

Making Jewellry
A rather stylish young woman with a Marcel Wave hairdo and nice shoes, making jewellry with a blow torch. Date: 1930s

Background imageHairdo Collection: Japan - Two Japanese girls in traditional costume reading

Japan - Two Japanese girls in traditional costume reading a picture book. Date: circa 1905

Background imageHairdo Collection: French Model with fun Vampish expression

French Model with fun Vampish expression
French Model wearing dramatic make-up with a marvellous Vampishexpression! Date: circa late 1920s


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