Advertisements in the 1950s depicted women as delicate, feminine homemakers. Salons could help women look the part, while also providing a place to socialize, relax, and try out the latest trends.

A customers hair is washed at one of Houstons beauty institutions, Boutique Salon on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022 in Houston. After more than 60 years, Frank Burge is now handing off the family ...

A hair stylist applies the finishing touches to a customer at Leonard Pountney's hair salon in October 1953. The youth culture of the time was inspired by the likes of Eddie Cochran and James Dean.

Women having their hair done 1950s style (Image: Beamish Museum Archive) "My mum was a hairdresser back then, she had a salon and we lived above it. She remembers staying open for the girls from ...

The kitted-out salon which is set to open alongside a chippy and a cafe in the main street of the newly-built town is a replica of Elizabeth’s Hair Fashions, a former end-terrace business from ...

In the 1950s, a little brick ... That – a hair salon – was what hairdresser Ricci de Forest thought he was getting when he signed a lease in 2004. Life returns – slowly ...

With permanent waves, or perms, becoming a fixture in salons during the 1950s, women found interesting ways to dress up the look. Here, a women models a silk scarf wrapped around the base of her ...

Residents in Boynton Beach can take a 1950s-style stroll down memory lane, while getting their hair cut and styled.The Stylish Beauty Parlor at 4953 Le Chalet Blvd. in West Boynton has a ’50s ...

A quirky arts project featuring music and memories from the 1950s and 60s has launched in Blackpool - with the help of some salon-style hairdryers from the period. Called Voices from the Hood, the ...

In the 1950s, a little brick ... That – a hair salon – was what hairdresser Ricci de Forest thought he was getting when he signed a lease in 2004. Life returns – slowly ...