Note the absence of showy feathered head-dresses and exaggerated height and width in this picture.

1935 women's hairstyles. By the mid 1930swomen began to use hairpieces to give hair more volume and length. In the 1930s those finger waves hairstyles were very popular and trendy you could see them being worn by women any where. Here we have another sombre and morose mood enveloping this beautiful young lady.

Their crowns remained slick but the base of the hair was much more voluminous -- an optimal style to wear with smaller hats. It was a tight sausage at the back of the hair rolled upwards rather than turned under like the pageboy. 19301945 in Western fashion.

They had that feminine and chic look. The bob was the hairstyle of the decade symbolic of womens newfound freedom rights and opportunities. Feminine sweaters and smart street.

Rosie the Riveter poster. One of the most seen hairstyles in the 1930s were the Finger waves hairstyles. Early color 1930s fashion film featuring Hollywood actresses modeling the latest finger wave hairstyles and bob cuts.

The most characteristic North American fashion trend from the 1930s to 1945 was attention at the shoulder with butterfly sleeves and banjo sleeves and exaggerated shoulder pads for both men and women by the 1940s. The blunt bob for example was made popular by actress Louise Brooks she was also among the first women to sport this cut. The World War I suddenly got very real and is noticeably echoed in the photos clothing and hairstyles of the day.

Stylish curls mounted on top and back of the head became the desired styles of this time period. Clothes for the eastern collegian on an Adam less campus. Pearls and accessories of all kinds are other defining traits of the 1920s fashion.