1920s Twist Hairstyles
The most popular hairstyle of the 1920s was undoubtedly the bob. Short hair during the decade stood for a woman's freedom and carefree spirit. However, few and far between was a 1920's hairstyle specific to long hair. Against popular fashion, those with long hair would dress it up in twists for fashions like the chignon and earphones. Hair was also twisted up into mock short styles like the shingle, or trained into water waves. Does this Spark an idea?
-
The Earphone
-
A considerable number of young women in the 1920s, especially those in high school, adorned their heads in the earphones style. With this style, either braided, waved or straight hair was parted in the center of the head from front to back and twisted into buns placed strategically above the ears on either side of the head. These buns were nicknamed "cootie garages," due to the ability to hide large amounts of lice in the massive buns.
The Chignon
-
Chignon is used as an alternate word for the bun, and in the 1920s it was worn at the nape of the neck with hair pulled loosely back along the sides. Women also commonly wore their hair in waves pinned along the front of their heads leading back to the coil of the chignon.
-
The Mock Shingle
-
The shingle is actually a short hairstyle that sports wide waves that tapper down to the back of the neck. However, the style was adapted for those with long hair by dividing the hair into front and back portions at the ear, coiling the back portion to the nape of the neck and then wrapping and pinning the waved front portion around the back bun and tucking it in at the side.
Finger Waves
-
Also called water waves, this hairstyle takes remarkable dedication and persistence to achieve. The technique required taking wet hair that had been towel dried and painstakingly training it over the course of two to three years. To achieve this look, the index finger is placed against the scalp and pushed upward toward the part to make a wave; the newly formed wave is pinned securely to the scalp with hair combs.
-
References
- Photo Credit Jupiterimages/Photos.com/Getty Images
