The Archive · 1937

Hair Styles

What say hairdressers to all the millinery upstarts? "Off with long back hair, and no more page-boy bobs or beau-catching curls." Antoine whips out shears and snips till the neck is snowy white, but she piles loose ringlets high on the head and lets them run forward. It is smart, according to him, to draw the hair back from the face, leaving only wave enough to soften the contour.

Golden make-up lingers til sun tans fade; lips are tinted with a harmonizing yellowish red. Fingertips may strike a bright accent in the daytime, especially with sports clothes, but at night they return to a more delicate and normal rose.

Among entrancing frivolities Paris is presenting for smart women to bedeck themselves are calla lilies about four inches long that are white inside and gold outside. They come singly or in pairs and are lovely when nestling on fur, or they add smartness to a frock when placed at the belt or neck. Lowly acorns, too, made into a jewelled clip are rising in fashion prominence. The acorns may be blue, green, red or amber with three set between two large gold leaves. These are Schiaparelli novelties,

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