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Story: Personal grooming

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. Women’s hair

  3. Men’s hair

  4. Hairstyling and hair removal

  5. Cosmetics

  6. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - Women’s hair

'Up do', 1870s–1880s

'Up do', 1870s–1880s

Big hair, 1911

Big hair, 1911

Shingle cut, marcel waved, 1924

Shingle cut, marcel waved, 1924

Factory workers' hair

Factory workers' hair

Hairdressing competition, 1964

Hairdressing competition, 1964 (1st of 5)

Long and loose, 1970

Long and loose, 1970 (2nd of 5)

Natural hair, 1986

Natural hair, 1986 (3rd of 5)

Short hair, 1993

Short hair, 1993 (4th of 5)

Long hair, 2008

Long hair, 2008 (5th of 5)

From page 2 - Men’s hair

1860s men's hairstyles

1860s men's hairstyles

Long and short, 1950

Long and short, 1950 (1st of 4)

Urbane sophisticate, 1969

Urbane sophisticate, 1969 (2nd of 4)

Long-hairs, 1971

Long-hairs, 1971 (3rd of 4)

The mullet, 2007

The mullet, 2007 (4th of 4)

Full beard, 1880s

Full beard, 1880s (1st of 4)

Neat and tidy moustache, 1891

Neat and tidy moustache, 1891 (2nd of 4)

Prisoner-of-war beards, 1941

Prisoner-of-war beards, 1941 (3rd of 4)

Challenging the system, 1987

Challenging the system, 1987 (4th of 4)

Competitive beard growing, 2010

Competitive beard growing, 2010

From page 3 - Hairstyling and hair removal

Hair spa, 1867

Hair spa, 1867

Barbershop, 1976

Barbershop, 1976 (1st of 2)

Women's hairdresser

Women's hairdresser (2nd of 2)

Barbers' equipment

Barbers' equipment

Eyebrow waxing, 2012

Eyebrow waxing, 2012

Hair out, money in

Hair out, money in

From page 4 - Cosmetics

War-loans poster, 1943

War-loans poster, 1943

Lorraine Downes with Living Nature products

Lorraine Downes with Living Nature products

All Blacks and make-up, 2004

All Blacks and make-up, 2004

How to cite this page:

Bronwyn Dalley, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/personal-grooming/media (accessed 16 January 2021)

Story by Bronwyn Dalley, published 5 Sep 2013

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