Beehives And Bouffants: Big Hair In The 1960s

~ beetleypete

I grew up thinking that every woman had ‘big hair’. Sleeping in rollers or hairnets, regular visits to the hairdresser, and ages spent perfecting their coiffure, women of the era used large hairstyles to define their look. The following photos bring back great memories of my youth.

67 thoughts on “Beehives And Bouffants: Big Hair In The 1960s”

  9. Yes and we called it “back combing” to get the height. And lots of hair spray and many nights with uncomfortable curlers in our hair. I gave up at 16 and grew mine out, as did so many of my generation in the 60’s.

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply

      1. You do? You would have hated all the work and effort had you been a woman with the hairdo. I am one of five girls in the family, and my parents bought one of those big stand-up hairdryers like in the beauty parlor. It was a godsend for our hairstyles. Sleeping in rollers was the worst. Then along came Twiggy, and I was the first in my high school to cut my hair like hers. Best to you, Pete.

        Like

        Reply

      1. Honestly, even I am supposed to add a bun to my hair in family gatherings, so I understand social pressure. Though mine is quite small in comparison. India too had a time when every chic female was wearing her hair like they own a Wig shop. With fake hair bands and stuff. We can only laugh at them now šŸ˜

        Liked by 1 person

        Reply

  13. They have always looked like heavily made up clowns and their hairstyles have only added to their sense of idiocy–Women are good for repopulation and taking care of families– and should keep their noses out of everything else….I know that most of them can look soft and smell good, but there are some snakes that can do that ….so—-back to the concept of “It’s a man’s world” as far as I am concerned. — I donot hate women, I just do not want them to get anywhere near close to me …my only encounter with one resulted in 33 years of torture ….and bankruptcy… and a certain amount of clinical emasculation….long since healed …They are poison! But I am sure that somewhere in the mix there are some exceptions… there are always some exceptions.

    Like

    Reply

      2. I spent 33 long and tortured years with a woman who knew nothing but how to bankrupt us and to drift from one man to another…I kept the marriage together for the sake of the children … It was a mistake …It cost a lot …It colored my views about everything that other people find normal and good…I felt like I was the mate of a vicious spider…I do not recommend marriage to anyone with a half a brain…I do not recommend becoming involved with any woman without a prenup —There is nothing bigoted in my remarks… I am speaking from hard personal experience.

        Like

        Reply

      1. What you call my “Bigotry” might make some poor innocent man think twice about entering the spider den. If that is the case then my “Bigotry” has some redeeming social value.

        Liked by 1 person

        Reply

  18. Didn’t they make us look old…?
    Mine would never hold up. I still remember a classic pose of my best friend of the time, standing legs akimbo with comb in one hand and hair in the other back-combing frantically while I held up her tiny mirror.

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply

    2. We all wanted to look older in the 1960s, as I remember. I never had trouble getting into an X certificate film when I was 14, as I habitually dressed in a suit and tie even at that age. šŸ™‚
      Best wishes, Pete.

      Liked by 1 person

      Reply
  20. Pingback: Beehives And Bouffants: Big Hair In The 1960s | Ned Hamson's Second Line View of the News

All comments welcome

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.