Styling Collection

Flower in her Hair by David Wright
Lovely pin-up by David Wright depicting a slender woman in a strapless black evening dress at her dressing table fixing a flower into her swept up hair. c.1950

Raphael Kirchner - Art Nouveau Girl playing the harp from the Greek Virgins postcard series. Date: 1900

Victorian family group - Rodbourne House, Wiltshire
A Victorian family group and servants pose in the garden of Rodbourne House, St Paul Malmesbury Without, Wiltshire. This fine house was the home of the Hungerford Pollens who had an active interest

Peacock Styling 1916
Satire on the current peacock modes: exaggerated voluminous short skirts in bold stripes & colours with antique accessories like panniers & reticules

Model with stylish short hair in profile
Fabulous portrait shot of a model with stylish short hair in profile. Date: circa 1950

Juliette Recamier by Francois Gerard
Francois Gerard (1770-1837) painting of Juliette Recamier (born Bernard, 1777-1849), French woman of letters. Date: 1805

Chicago Worlds Fair 1933 - Travel Building. 1933

Chicago Worlds Fair 1933 - Towers, Dome of Federal Building
Chicago Worlds Fair 1933 - The three fluted towers around the Dome of the Federal Building 1933

Four pretty young Austrian girls spin wildly in happy dance
Four pretty young Austrian girls spin wildly in a happy dance on the banks of a lake or seashore. circa 1908

Brylcreem Advertisement Photograph
This photograph was used for the advertisement of Brylcreem, a British brand of hair styling products for men. The image portrays a young man who uses the product

La Coupe Au Roi De Thule
A comical illustration showing a scene in which a king sits in a barber's chair holding his sceptre in one hand, the hairdresser is styling what little hair he has left

Teaching hair dressing
Hairdressing was taught as London girls school as a useful skill to learn. Traditional methods are seen here, so it the use of a hair dryer. Date: 1925

Advert for Eugene permanant hair waving 1929
Eugene Permanent Wave, with a slightly fuller growth at the back and sides. Date: 1929

Advert for Stewart hair specialists of permanent waving, London, 1925 Date: 1925

Advert for Eugene wavy hair, 1925 Date: 1925

Advert for Maison Georges, hair styling, London, 1925 Date: 1925

Preslands Ladies Hairdressing Salon, Darlington Preslands Ladies Hairdressing
Preslands Ladies Hairdressing Salon, Darlington. 1925

Harrods advert, Hairdressing, Manicure and Chiropody
Harrods Stores advert, Hairdressing, Manicure and Chiropody Departments, Brompton Road, London SW. 1897

Ladies having a chat over Afternoon Tea. Date: 1905

Advert for Eugene permanent wavy hair 1937
Ordinary waves can look so ordinary! Date: 1937

Imperial International Exhibition, London - The Cascade
Imperial International Exhibition, White City (Shepherds Bush ), West London - The Cascade Date: 1909

Mutter Nacht by Fidus
circa 1910s

Der Schleppentreter by Fidus
circa 1910s

Chicago Worlds Fair 1933 - Entrance, Illinois Host House. 1933

Chicago Worlds Fair 1933 - Sears Roebuck Building. 1933

A Century of Progress Fair - Travel and Transport Building
Chicago Worlds Fair 1933 - A Century of Progress - Travel and Transport Building 1933

Agricultural Building - Chicago 1933 Worlds Fair - A Century of Progress. 1933

The Language of Hairstyles - what one can glean from the state or choice of hairtsyle! On this card the different styles include: The Joan of Arc - The Permanent (wave) - After the Melee

Footwear of the Nations - Turkey (and Western)
Footwear of the Nations - Turkey (the turned-up toed slippers of a Turkish beauty and the Western black rubber-soled shoes of her male admirer)

Young Chinese Girl - Beautiful composition and framing of this elegant studio photograph. Date: circa 1905

MARAT A LA TRIBUNE
Marat, in the Convention, styling himself the friend of the People, threatens to blow our his brains if his fellow revolutionaries do not support him. Date: 25 September 1792

The Orchestra promenade, Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri, USA. Date: circa 1930s

The latest design in Tombstones - late Art Deco Styling - The St Nicolas Model by Modern Art Memorials. Date: 1938

Carreras Cigarette Factory - Arcadia Works, Camden, London
Exterior of the fine art deco styling of the Carreras Cigarette Factory - Arcadia Works, Camden, London. Illustration taken from an advertisement for Craven " A" cigarettes

1940s hairstyle suitable for very long hair
During the 1940s, elaborate hair was in. Due to the rationing during World War II, most women chose lovely hairstyles over new dresses. This style is suitable for very long hair. Date: 1940s

Compact pageboy bob hairstyle 1940s
During the 1940s, elaborate hair was in. Due to the rationing during World War II, most women chose lovely hairstyles over new dresses

Sultan of Morocco - Sidi Mohammed Ben Youssef Ben Hassan. Born 1909. There were no Kings in Morocco at this time. Ruled as Sultan from 1927 - 1953, exiled by French (1953-55)

The Alcazar, Seville, Spain - Patio de las Munecas (Courtyard of the Dolls - 12th century). Date: circa 1907

Advert for Eugene permanant hair waving 1922
Peggy appeared at our salons, just as you see her in the left-hand photograph, Peggys hair had been the despair of her mother

Shingled bobbed hair by Eugene 1923
Bobbed, tresses by the shingled, by Eugene, Grafton Street, Bond Street, London. 1923

Entrance Hall - Daily Express Building, Fleet Street, London. Architects - Ellis & Clark. Lobby designed by Rupert Atkinson with reliefs by Eric Aumonier

Cascade hairstyle 1940s
During the 1940s, elaborate hair was in. Due to the rationing during World War II, most women chose lovely hairstyles over new dresses. This hairstyle would suit evening wear, with its elegance

1940s hairstyles

Pompadour hairstyle 1940s
During the 1940s, elaborate hair was in. Due to the rationing during World War II, most women chose lovely hairstyles over new dresses. Pompadour hairstyle easily adopted for evening wear. Date: 1940s

Shingle hairstyle 1940s
Shingle updo combines elegance and practicability. Note the side and back view details, showing how the back hair is taken across horizontally. Date: 1930s

1920s hair salon. Styling the Bob. Artist: Anon. Styling the Bob. Scene in a 1920s US hair salon Date: 1926

Baby Artist - A (very) youthful photographer and his subject. Date: circa 1903

Maurice Farkoa - Musical comedy actor and singer
Maurice Farkoa (1864-1916) - Musical comedy actor and singer born in Izmir, Turkey. Date: 1904

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