Five 1920’s Hollywood Stars You Didn’t Know Had Long Hair

[@TheLongHairedFlapper]

Do I spend way too much time watching old films and playing "spot the long hair"? ...yes, yes I do. Everyone has to have a hobby! 😁

[@ashleygibson2342]

I love your hobby because I get this fantastic KZbin content!

[@yeahno1710]

Yes, please a part two! Grew up watching the majority of these amazing women! Thanks for sharing!

[@tegansutherland7299]

I would love if you ever figured out how to do some of those very sleek fake bobs. My hair is thin enough it would probably hide well, I just dont know how to do it!

[@TheLongHairedFlapper]

It's on my list of future videos ideas. I have some great 1920's hairdressing books that give instructions on some of the more typical styles (such as the infinity bun which seems to have been a popular option). Of course, getting my hair to cooperate is a whole other matter!

[@doro8856]

As always, another great video, Kate. Thanks for posting.

[@MizzKittyBichon]

From what I have read, there were some women bobbing their hair as early as the 1910s. It just didn't catch on until the 1920s-1930s.

[@TheLongHairedFlapper]

Irene Castle springs to mind as "the" example of a 1910's bob :)

[@susanb2015]

They were messy bobs until they used those scary things to get a perm.

[@hollywoodharriet13]

Yes - More please. Really enjoyed this.

[@dinahnicest6525]

When I was kid, my parents cut my curly, frizzy hair short all the time. But it always looked beautiful for about 5 minutes after I brushed it, so I always wanted it long. It usually looked like a briar patch, but not when I was in front of the mirror with my brush. Eventually, I read "Curly Girls" and threw away my shampoo forever. It took a long time for my natural oils to meander through the curls to the ends, halfway down my back, but it looks better than ever, and no one dares to tell me to get it cut anymore.

[@Proverbs-tq6cu]

Thank you so much for sharing! I love old films and all things historical and I don’t cut my hair and it’s past the middle of my back because of my religious beliefs and because I love my long hair and I think long hair is beautiful. My hair fell out when I was younger or it would still be very thick and down to my legs. But I’m very thankful for the hair I have.

[@ian_b]

The story in our family goes is that my grandma had her hair bobbed, which was the style at the time, and her father took one look and said "you don't look like my daughter any more". :)

[@alyssiie]

Myrna Loy is probably the first I think of with a pinned faux bob. Loved this! I always love looking to see whose hair is actually long in movies, too actually and when my hair.s at is longest is the easiest to do faux finger waves and a tuck for a 20's do.

[@MOrab46019]

Please keep keep adding thank you.

[@lynziecoller4389]

I am so happy to see your videos! It's been a while since I have watched your videos, and I loved this one! 💗

[@TheLongHairedFlapper]

Glad you liked it 🙂

[@snowyskylar8821]

Love, love, love, the feminity and softness of the women and fashion of this time. Wish we could dress like this again.

[@TheLongHairedFlapper]

Haha, some of us still do dress like that!

[@TheLongHairedFlapper]

Yes, sewing helps big-time!

[@lornam3637]

'I never met one' 🤣

[@ccruse1777]

Great video, and timely for those of us who still haven't been able to see a hairdresser *lol* Always nice to see options for longer hair, especially vintage. Slowly (painfully slow) learning all of the options I now have, and frankly I think I'll be putting my "Marilyn Monroe" hair dreams on the back-burner until I've thoroughly played with my hair length ;)

[@dorotarawicz-lipinska1150]

Looks like Marcella Albani may be one of the long hair ones as well, there's a screenshot from the 'Guillotine' movie by Guido Parish showing her with her hair down.

[@TheLongHairedFlapper]

I think you might be right! Her hair certainly had that "long hair pinned up to look like short hair" look.

[@grettalemabouchou6779]

This was so enjoyable! my hair is to my hips and I am wondering how to pull off those styles as well..... it was fun seeing Rosalind Russel with Loretta Young in the one film. She was so beautiful.

[@LARomeo-jy9uw]

Semi new here, LOVE the channel !

[@TheLongHairedFlapper]

Thanks and welcome! :)

[@ukehimesama]

definitely a part 2 and maybe long hair through the decades

[@LuzMaria95]

1:21 what movie is this? her dress is gorgeous 😍

[@GingerGilligan]

If the hair doesn't move or bounce around at all, then you know it's not really a bob, it's just up in a weird way.

[@ColorJoyLynnH]

My husband and I perform the Moon, June, Spoon genre of music from this era. He wears a tux, and I wear gowns. Some Ukulele festivals tempt me to wear flapper garb. Um, but my straight hair is almost to my knees. I have rolled it up and pinned it under a cloche when it was tush length. Maybe I can figure it out again. I am stalled sewing my first one-hour dress... glad to have watched your bra post as well.

[@TheLongHairedFlapper]

My hair isn't quite that long (I'm about tailbone length at the moment), but I've heard from other long-haired gals that rolling it up in several sections works great for super lengthy locks :)

[@maggiesjourney3877]

I love them all. I’ve been a 30s film buff for 40 years.

[@matinajazmine]

Wow those dresses😍

[@dollydagger4306]

I know they had long hair but how do they tuck in all that long hair. Is it a tiny bun? Nipping and tucking?

[@TheLongHairedFlapper]

There were various techniques for disguising long hair. One of the more common ways was to pin it in a flat, elongated bun that sits along the back of the head (close to the hairline). If the rest of the hair is waved, it blends into the hair nicely and gives the desired silhouette.

[@kittymervine6115]

Mary Pickford admits to using false curls and even Shirley Temple....many could go between long and short hair. Also remember wigs also, I don't know how Catherine Zeta Jones fit her hair into the wig for "Chicago".

[@falcotol9299]

You didn´t know I had long hair either! Will there soon be a video about me?

[@gloriahanes6490]

It would be great if we knew more about these actresses like who they married, how many children did they have, where they lived, which movies were they in, how many times were they married, and did they have any hobbies or interest outside of Hollywood.

[@TheLongHairedFlapper]

Little out of the purview of my videos, but Wikipedia usually lists all/most of those details if you wanted to research more into any of these stars. Everyone on my list was pretty famous so it shouldn't be too difficult to find out extra information about them :)

[@marywasserbach2473]

Very important

[@psychedianic]

I think anything higher than low back is short! Long hair is wonderful!💗💗💗

[@TheLongHairedFlapper]

Haha, I suppose I give more lee-way in terms of what I consider "long", especially if it's curled/waved (my hair is just slightly past my shoulders when curled, but down to almost my tailbone when straight).

[@azabujuban-hito-dake]

How could they managed to make faux bob looks so sleek?

[@thekurdishgirl6538]

Girls = long hair

[@GingerGilligan]

Any particular reason why they didn't just cut their hair? Too afraid? Didn't want to upset their family? Husband would get mad?

[@TheLongHairedFlapper]

It would have depended much on the individual. Some women did keep their long hair in part because their husband preferred it, but it was often also a personal choice. They just preferred having long hair. It could be considered more feminine or old-fashioned, and some women had a sentimental attachment to their locks that didn't disappear just because the latest fashion demanded it. Gloria Swanson seems to have liked her hair long for the versatilely of it, as it could be styled in a greater variety of ways than short hair and adapted to different fashions more easily (that's according to a Photoplay article from the early 1930s).