6 thoughts on “How Contemporary Hairstyles Affect Historical Costume Movies: The 1970s – Part Two

    1. Yes! And Barbara Hulanicki was so inspired by the 30’s in those days. Look at the Biba makeup ads! 20s/30s all the way.

  1. Yes, long straight hair was worshipped in the 70s, and those of us with curly hair went to all sorts of desperate lengths to tame that curl, from orange juice cans to ironing!

  2. I’ve been trying to find the Seventeen magazine feature on the Nicholas and Alexandra actresses who played the daughters. I specifically remember it because there were diagrams for recreating the hairstyles they were given in the film. I believe they must have put fake bangs on Fiona Fullerton, the actress playing Anastasia. When you see photos of her at the premiere, she had no bangs and all one length hair. I think I was in middle school when Nicholas and Alexandra came out, but I do remember the older girls in the neighborhood wearing ginourmous curlers, and soup cans in some cases, to straighten their hair. Kind of the difference between Marcia and Jan Brady. The cool sister had the straight hair.

  3. First of all, Madeline Kahn was a world treasure.

    Secondlyl, I’ve always thought that Stockard Channing’s short toussled Rizzo hair was more than a little Liz Taylor-esque. (It’s the same look that Scalet Johannson’s character was going for in Asteroid City).

    Thirdly, that is Lois Chiles as yes, correct, Jordan Baker.

    Fourth and finally – Maggie Smith looks phenomonal in that suiting!

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