Mitchell Beck
50s black hairstyles
Explore iconic and fashionable black hairstyles from the 1950s. Discover how to recreate these vintage looks and add a touch of retro glamour to your modern style.
The Amber Collective
Shandenasia Cooper
In the ‘40s, women were encouraged to use their hair to ‘fix’ any flaws in their face. If she had perfect, shiny hair with a good color, she should use it to frame her face. If she had a full face, she should use a 1940s hairstyle that piled hair on top of her head to
Melissa C.
Vintage Hair style
Amanda Valdez
1950s were the golden period for both men and women's hair trends. Check these 40 exclusive 50s hairstyles for women to get a retro look this year!
Ebony Rose
TOP c/o Samantha Pleet SKIRT American Apparel SHOES Super old F21 Happy 2016! Like everybody else at the beginning of the year, I ha...
Kera Rivera
Representing - portraits of African American women by Charles “Teenie” Harris, Pittsburgh, circa 1940s-50s
Charles “Teenie” Harris photographed Pittsburgh’s African American community for forty years, from circa 1935 to circa 1975. His archive of nearly 80,000 images is one of the most detailed and intimate records of the black urban experience known today, and constitutes arguably the largest and most complete photographic documentation of a minority community in the United States. * Self-portrait, circa 1940. Charles "Teenie" Harris (2 July 1908, Pittsburgh - 12 June 1998, Pittsburgh)…
Caeleigh Elizabeth
From bouffants to pixies, the '50s were full of inspiration for our hair. Ahead, see 31 tutorials for modern ways to wear classic '50s hair.
Ronniece Mokaya
From Josephine Baker to Hazel Scott and Ethel Waters, keep scrolling to gawk over our beauty crushes from the Harlem Renaissance.
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