Essential to re-creating an authentic 1940s look, this resource guide to period style covers everything from short hairdos popular in the early 1940s to the late 1940s "cut to fit" look made popular by Christian Dior. Hundreds of vintage illustrations, photographs, and diagrams accompany detailed instructions and techniques for replicating the styles of the decade. Fun facts and trivia related to the hairstyles of the time are included.

• Basic and Popular Haircuts
• Styling Basics -- Including Pin Curls and Wave How-to's
• Rolls, Pompadours and Bangs How-to's
• Basic and Popular Hairstyles
• Problem Solving Q&A
• 1940s Hairstyle Toolkit Checklist 
• Formal Hairstyles & Up Dos
• WWII Military and Defense Plant Styles
• 1940s Hair Accessory How To's (Includes 1940s Diagrams for making your own)