History Main / FiftiesHair

* Creator/DitaVonTeese often wear these hairstyles as part of her retro-glamour trademark.
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Every decade of The20thCentury has their own fashion staple depending on the zeitgeist of the era; TheSixties was [[SixtiesHair all about height]], TheSeventies had [[SeventiesHair the au naturel]], TheEighties emphasized [[EightiesHair volume]], and TheNineties favoured [[NinetiesHair casualness]]. [[TheFifties One such decade]], with all of its focus on economic prosperity, domestic conformity, and scientific progress, emphasizes it in two keywords: '''prim''' and '''proper'''.

There has been little to no definitive template for '50s style hair, as the definitive hairstyles slowly developed to their own during the progression of the decade. Following the austere UsefulNotes/WorldWarII years, hairstyles became more experimental and curl-heavy through the use of curlers, complex techniques, and hair-care products like pomade and setting sprays. By the end of TheForties and the early Fifties, women discarded the long hairdos characterized by victory rolls and pompadours in favor of wavy bobs and pulled-back chignons (with some styles even being throwbacks to the 1920s and 1930s), and men side-parted their hair or adopted a civilian version of the crew cut.

As the decade progressed, women over the age of 20 sported slicker short hair, while teenagers sported either juniorized versions of popular hairstyles, longer curls, or ponytails; fashionable men used gels and pomades more liberally, with pompadours beginning to become more prominent. By the end of the decade, women gradually favoured bouffants and artichoke-style updos, a preview for the BeehiveHairdo and [[SixtiesHair other hairstyles]] that would be the definitive styles of TheSixties.

* [[DelinquentHair Pompadours]], once a womens hairstyle during TheForties, then transplanted to men, mostly donned by greasers and juvenile delinquents; prominent wearer is Music/ElvisPresley;

* Bouffants, a very voluminous hairdo late in the decade which would eventually be more stylized in TheSixties

* Josuke Higashikata from Part 4 of ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure JoJo's Bizarre Adventure]]'' sports a pompadour, even though the part takes place in 1999. It turns out to be his way of honoring a man who saved his life when he was younger, who had the exact same haircut.
* ''Anime/SpaceDandy'' has ProtagonistTitle-guy with a lot of references from TheFifties, included his hair: a frondous greased pompadour with long sideburns.

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* ''Franchise/MonsterVerse: In the prequel graphic novel ''Godzilla Awakening'', Serizawa's grandfather [[Characters/MonsterVerseMonarch Eiji]] has a conservative-looking haircut in the 40s and 50s when he's a young man.
* ''ComicBook/WonderWoman'' [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1942 Vol 1]]: When a group of Holliday Girls was introduced retroactively for the Earth-One continuity their hairstyles placed them firmly in the '50's despite them being first published in 1960. Thelma had Bettie bangs and long hair with the ends curled, Tina had a pixie, Etta had a short and wavy haircut, and Lita wore a high ponytail.

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* ''Fanfic/RocketshipVoyager'' is ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'' written as a 1950's sci-fi fic. Captain Janeway is introduced by her "bouffant of Titian hair" rising through a deck hatch.

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* ''Film/SinginInTheRain'', while it is [[TheRoaringTwenties set at the end]] of MediaNotes/TheSilentAgeOfHollywood, the cast's hairstyles are very 1952.

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* ''Series/HappyDays'': Being a show set in TheFifties, there's bound to be hairstyles like ponytails and Fonzie's slick pompadour. Though over the course of the series, there might be touches of retro-fied [[SeventiesHair 70s-]] and EightiesHair around.

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* Almost everything in the ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}'' universe from the [[UsedFuture scavenged]] [[SchizoTech technology,]] to social norms, to pop culture, to hairstyles, remained stuck in the 50s and early 60s, even after America was stuck by a nuclear catastrophe two hundred years prior.

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* In [[TheEighties a decade]] where [[EightiesHair voluminous manes]] reigned supreme, UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan sported the classic side-part he still groomed [[TheFifties thirty years]] [[TwoDecadesBehind ago]]. [[http://images.fineartamerica.com/images-medium-large/ronald-reagan-in-the-1950s-everett.jpg Here]] he is in the 50s, and [[http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/09/19/article-2205360-15162178000005DC-3_634x494.jpg here]] during his administration.

* ''Film/SinginInTheRain'', while it is [[TheRoaringTwenties set at the end]] of UsefulNotes/TheSilentAgeOfHollywood, the cast's hairstyles are very 1952.

There has been little to no definitive template for '50s style hair, as the definitive hairstyles slowly developed to their own during the progression of the decade. Following the austere UsefulNotes/WorldWarII years, hairstyles became more experimental and curl-heavy through the use of curlers, complex techniques, and hair-care products like pomade and setting sprays. By the end of TheForties and the early Fifties, women discarded the long hairdos characterized by victory rolls and pompadours in favour of wavy bobs and pulled-back chignons, and men side-parted their hair or adopted a civilian version of the crew cut.

* Music/{{Sia}}'s "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYh-n7EOtMA Cheap Thrills]]", features a very '50s {{retraux}} vibe reminiscent of dance shows like ''Series/AmericanBandstand'', down to the costumes and hairstyles. Only one couple gets the anachronism with both donning Sia's signature two-toned wig.

Every decade of TheTwentiethCentury has their own fashion staple depending on the zeitgeist of the era; TheSixties was [[SixtiesHair all about height]], TheSeventies had [[SeventiesHair the au naturel]], TheEighties emphasized [[EightiesHair volume]], and TheNineties favoured [[NinetiesHair casualness]]. [[TheFifties One such decade]], with all of its focus on economic prosperity, domestic conformity, and scientific progress, emphasizes it in two keywords: '''prim''' and '''proper'''.

* Queen UsefulNotes/ElizabethII had kept the short and wavy look throughout the entirety her reign.

Every decade of TheTwentiethCentury has their own fashion staple depending on the zeitgeist of the era; TheSixties was [[SixtiesHair all about height]], TheSeventies had [[SeventiesHair the au naturale]], TheEighties emphasized [[EightiesHair volume]], and TheNineties favoured [[NinetiesHair casualness]]. [[TheFifties One such decade]], with all of its focus on economic prosperity, domestic conformity, and scientific progress, emphasizes it in two keywords: '''prim''' and '''proper'''.

* Music/KatyPerry would oftentimes draw inspiration from vintage pin-up girls --once or twice paying homage to Creator/BettiePage-- with a dash of YouGottaHaveBlueHair.

* Music/{{Morrissey}}'s pompadour has been his visual trademark since his days in Music/TheSmiths.

!! Examples:

* ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutron'': Almost every resident in Retroville sports the typical retro hairstyles like crew cuts, curls, and sleek bouffants. Resident boy genius Jimmy Neutron's bigger-than-his-head pompadour, his friends, his parents, [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg and]] [[{{Tsundere}} Cindy]] are no exempt.

[[caption-width-right:320:It's all about the curls.[[labelnote:L-R, top to bottom]]'''First row''': Creator/ElizabethTaylor, Creator/AudreyHepburn, and Creator/DorothyDandridge; '''Second Row''': Creator/BettiePage, and the cast of ''Film/HowToMarryAMillionaire'' (Creator/BettyGrable, Creator/LaurenBacall, and Creator/MarilynMonroe); '''Third Row''': Creator/CaryGrant, Creator/JamesDean, and Music/LittleRichard; '''Fourth row''': Guys in ducktails and Music/BuddyHolly[[/labelnote]] ]]

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* Josuke Higashikata from Part 4 of [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure JoJo's Bizarre Adventure]] sports a pompadour, even though the part takes place in 1999. It turns out to be his way of honoring a man who saved his life when he was younger, who had the exact same haircut.

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* In the episode of ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' had Grace Newman with her beautiful curly short hair that are so '50s. James also had his hair short like this.

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutron'': Almost every resident in Retroville sports the typical retro hairstyles like crew cuts, curls, and sleek bouffants. Resident boy genius Jimmy Neutron's bigger-than-his-head pompadour, his friends, his parents, [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg and]] [[{{Tsundere}} Cindy]] are no exempt.

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* Creator/DitaVonTeese often wear these hairstyles as part of her retro-glamour trademark.

* ''Series/OneThousandWaysToDie'' has one segment of a double-date in the 1950s. One girl refuses her date's advances but only because she's most concerned about her BeehiveHaircut. She dies after she lights a cigarette which ignites her highly flammable hairspray and burns her alive.

* ''Series/1000WaysToDie'' has one segment of a double-date in the 1950s. One girl refuses her date's advances but only because she's most concerned about her BeehiveHaircut. She dies after she lights a cigarette which ignites her highly flammable hairspray and burns her alive.