Styling Ladies’ Hair, American 19th Century

Styling Ladies’ Hair, American 19th Century

Though women wore their hair (for the most part) very long during the Victorian era, they still “styled” their hair with curls and bangs (false or real), twists, braids, updos of all kinds… Vintage newspaper articles illustrate women’s hair fashions of the late Victorian era.

Victorian Era Men’s Hairstyles

Victorian Era Men’s Hairstyles

Men’s hairstyles of the Victorian Era are identified in photographs from the era, including one barber school’s style plate images. Includes vintage recipes for styling products like Bay Rum and Macassar oil.