Teenage Hairstyles of the '50s: Techniques & Accessories (1956) | British Pathé

Henry da Costa, hairstylist from a salon in Mayfair, demonstrates a variety of techniques for teen hairstyles popular in the 1950s.
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Various shots show Mayfair hairstylist Henry da Costa creating new hairdos for teenage girls; he coils Evelyn Lees' long hair around the back of her head and fastens it with a brooch, then carefully tweaks her fringe into place - very gamine! The short hair of Barbara Prime has gold lacquer painted on in streaks; Jackie Syms has a green chiffon scarf pad pinned under her pony tail and a necklace placed on the top of her head.
Two identical twins show a before and after style; the first has a waved hairstyle; the second has the same, with a false chignon attached to the back.
Note: on file are notes on the footage shot. Henry's salon was at 109 New Bond Street.
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  • @Meantforthis
    @Meantforthis6 жыл бұрын

    Did he put nail polish on her hair?

  • @sillystephys7123

    @sillystephys7123

    2 жыл бұрын

    Birth of skunk stripe hair right here

  • @pyromaniac709

    @pyromaniac709

    Жыл бұрын

    no I think it was some hair paint,I used to have one by avon

  • @bluebirdmeadow85

    @bluebirdmeadow85

    Жыл бұрын

    No it’s hair paint

  • @FunSizeSpamberguesa
    @FunSizeSpamberguesa2 жыл бұрын

    I bet Barbara had all kinds of fun soaking her hair in acetone to remove the nail polish. There's no way that would wash out with shampoo.

  • @BrenoSterphan

    @BrenoSterphan

    2 жыл бұрын

    😂😂😂😂😂

  • @Bluebelle9289

    @Bluebelle9289

    Жыл бұрын

    It's not nail polish. It's a type of temporary hair dye. It washes out very easily.

  • @FunSizeSpamberguesa

    @FunSizeSpamberguesa

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Bluebelle9289 That's good to know. I was sitting here thinking she'd probably fried her hair with polish remover.

  • @ThePrincessCH

    @ThePrincessCH

    10 ай бұрын

    ​@@Bluebelle9289But the announcer called it lacquer.

  • @ThePrincessCH

    @ThePrincessCH

    10 ай бұрын

    ​@@Bluebelle9289But the announcer called it lacquer.

  • @Bamcis100
    @Bamcis1002 жыл бұрын

    That green pillow and chain look ridiculous.

  • @lewis7515

    @lewis7515

    Жыл бұрын

    That horrid man made a mockery of that poor gel.....

  • @aaroncohoon5603

    @aaroncohoon5603

    Жыл бұрын

    …as hell 😅

  • @xKagryx

    @xKagryx

    Ай бұрын

    Da Costa just ran outta ideas and is making things up as he goes.

  • @Bamcis100
    @Bamcis1002 жыл бұрын

    I want some of that "gold lacquer" to cover my roots between colorings !

  • @Dawn-Songs

    @Dawn-Songs

    Ай бұрын

    I just use a matching powder eye-shadow with short bristled cosmetic brush ... also use it around the facial hair-line. I learned this tip from an interview with a top model in a magazine . 🙂

  • @ayesharizwan195
    @ayesharizwan1956 жыл бұрын

    awwww thats so nostalgic

  • @shofisstar
    @shofisstar Жыл бұрын

    They did my gal Jackie dirty 😭😭

  • @1lonelyCat
    @1lonelyCat2 жыл бұрын

    i am sorry. but wtf this video is so good but what the hell is he doing 😭😂

  • @Dawn-Songs

    @Dawn-Songs

    Ай бұрын

    😂😂😂 !!!

  • @andrewthornhill7042
    @andrewthornhill7042 Жыл бұрын

    Mr Teasie-Weasie used to style Diana Dors's hair way back when. He'd cut it with golden scissors...

  • @sheenleng4096
    @sheenleng4096 Жыл бұрын

    I love watching these kind of videos, vintage (I don't know what exact word to put) style of hair and makeup, I prefer the old ways than today's technique especially on makeups.

  • @TedEhioghae

    @TedEhioghae

    7 ай бұрын

    Makeup is a sin for both sexes/genders. Please, repent before it is too late.

  • @OhlalaElegy
    @OhlalaElegy5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you.

  • @normaearnisse3106
    @normaearnisse31064 жыл бұрын

    Gorgeous!!!!!! Some remind me of today’s hair styles! 😊

  • @marwazew8129
    @marwazew81296 жыл бұрын

    That's beautiful

  • @catch_me_if_you_can6596
    @catch_me_if_you_can65966 жыл бұрын

    02:10 Pretty

  • @1999x9
    @1999x96 жыл бұрын

    How lovely 💕

  • @johnbriancatedrilla4028
    @johnbriancatedrilla40286 жыл бұрын

    Good

  • @bethrogers5553
    @bethrogers5553 Жыл бұрын

    Please tell me he didn’t put nail polish in that girl’s hair.

  • @Bluebelle9289

    @Bluebelle9289

    Жыл бұрын

    It's not nail polish.🙄 It's a temporary hair dye.

  • @pyromaniac709
    @pyromaniac709 Жыл бұрын

    0:33 oh my god he gave her anime bangs🤯

  • @MsGrowltiger
    @MsGrowltiger28 күн бұрын

    I was a teen in the 50's and I never saw any of those.

  • @rhystars2147
    @rhystars21472 жыл бұрын

    poor barbara

  • @Random-xr4nm
    @Random-xr4nm2 жыл бұрын

    Me who has a long curly/wavy hair: 🙂

  • @azurelionheart

    @azurelionheart

    Жыл бұрын

    Honestly, the curly/wavy texture of hair is probably even better for most vintage hair. There’s a lot of natural curls to 50’s style, from finger waves to poodle cuts and so on…

  • @deniseneuman1958
    @deniseneuman19585 жыл бұрын

    Didn’t think much of those.😑

  • @gabrielle3873
    @gabrielle38732 жыл бұрын

    I wish they’d show the black girls and how they got ready back then

  • @cmendy1809

    @cmendy1809

    2 жыл бұрын

    Nobody wanted to see black women in the television back then.

  • @izabellas2053

    @izabellas2053

    Жыл бұрын

    It would be interesting

  • @bethrogers5553

    @bethrogers5553

    Жыл бұрын

    I’ve seen a couple of Pathe videos regarding African hair.

  • @SewardWriter

    @SewardWriter

    Жыл бұрын

    IKR? I don't know how many of those guides actually exist. I know Madame C. J. Walker created some guides in her era, but I don't know how long her company did that. (It was purchased sometime in the '70s.) All I know for sure is that a number of women in the 20th century wore protective styles, often braids, under wigs. (From a 1a person who glows in the dark, but loves the beauty and history of natural hair, in all its difficulty and complexity.)

  • @gabrielle3873

    @gabrielle3873

    Жыл бұрын

    @@SewardWriter 🥹you have made my day. Thank you!

  • @Miwu
    @Miwu Жыл бұрын

    I kinda find it relaxing to watch. But his nails are absolutely dirty, which is not relaxing.

  • @audralynn7454

    @audralynn7454

    Жыл бұрын

    I think it's hair color, unfortunately it's stains the underside of your nails sometimes, especially when you're a hairdresser. I hate how it makes my nails look, so I try to keep them polished so you can't see it 😂

  • @goldslinger
    @goldslinger Жыл бұрын

    That hairdresser is far back in the closet. Had to be back then.

  • @goldslinger

    @goldslinger

    11 ай бұрын

    @@Helgrimr very stupid to assume I’m homophobic which literally means fear of gays. Who the hell is afraid of a gay?

  • @SajiSNairNair-tu9dk
    @SajiSNairNair-tu9dk3 ай бұрын

    🤔👉👶🪰

  • @crushcream
    @crushcream2 жыл бұрын

    The way these chicks are acting like robotic statues though...

  • @louislamonte334
    @louislamonte334 Жыл бұрын

    Lovely, very feminine, really classy yet rather assertive too. It's a tragedy nobody gives a damn about the way they look anymore.

  • @Wowwwzaaa
    @Wowwwzaaa3 ай бұрын

    0:20 piss off mate! No way is that gonna last 5 mins after she walks out the door. And that green cushion and chain! This guy was dreaming that he was artistic lol

  • @TinLeadHammer
    @TinLeadHammerАй бұрын

    1950s hair styles and fashion were boring as hell. 1960s were the way to, early 1970s too. It all went down the drain in the 1990s and is still sitting there.

  • @hippiegirl5167
    @hippiegirl5167Ай бұрын

    Baby bangs 🤮

  • @jackdanger6413
    @jackdanger64132 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful simply, classic and ladylike - concepts completely foreign to modern, contemporary females.

  • @markbenjamin1703

    @markbenjamin1703

    2 жыл бұрын

    I know what you're saying, but the use of 'females' makes you sound like a neckbeard incel

  • @missthing5005

    @missthing5005

    Жыл бұрын

    You just pick the wrong ones. Classy, ladylike women still exist, but they get overlooked in favor of the “instagram baddies”

  • @FAIRYGIRL911

    @FAIRYGIRL911

    Жыл бұрын

    we'll start being classic and ladylike when men start being worth it

  • @7ajhubbell
    @7ajhubbell6 жыл бұрын

    Thank you.