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Guy Kremer and did a specialist vintage hair course. To Angie, who is an avid hat
wearer possessing countless pieces, hats and hair run arm in arm. “Before you start with the hairdo, you have to look at the hat shape,” she says. “But you also need to have some historical knowledge of the period the hat is from. During the years of World War II, for example, products like soap and shampoo were rationed and hair would often be greasy and dirty.” Women rolled and pinned up their hair out of sheer necessity, but in doing so, could create attractive as well as patriotic hairstyles. “A man queueing up in the breadline behind a woman who wore her hair rolled up at the back of the head, with the two ends of the roll pointing upwards, would be reminded of the ‘victory’ sign. And the ‘sweetheart rolls’, at each side of the head, would be a reminder of the absent beloved, fighting in the war.” Angie makes sure that each one
of her trainees recognises which period the clothes and hats are
from and that they can create the appropriate hairstyle. To achieve these styles, however, methods have changed. Backcombing (a technique used to create volume, like with the 1960s beehive) has been replaced by soft back brushing, which is less damaging to the hair. When a woman doesn’t have the required length to create the hairstyle of a certain period, Angie sometimes works with clip-on extensions, but she prefers not to, as this adds extra weight to the head on top of the weight of the hat. Most hats nowadays have combs or clips or are mounted on a headband, whereas in the past, hats were often secured to the head with hatpins. Angie still uses these, but in a different way. After having been pinned in, they serve as little metal bars, through which she can slide a hairpin, a grip, that will go through the hair and around the bar. Wig
Period hairstyles at Goodwood Revival
clips sewn into the hat are also very handy as are slim headbands that can be hidden in the hairdo. Among contemporary shapes, Angie quite likes the large, decorative headbands which have become fashionable in recent years, as they allow for beautiful hairstyles and can be worn with hair both up and down. In an ideal situation, the volume of the hair will accompany the shape of the hat and vice versa: the hat or headpiece will have been created with the hairstyle of the wearer in mind.
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Angie at Goodwood Revival
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