Redhead and Friends, early to mid-1960s

Found photo

More big red hair!  This was a lucky eBay find.  If you’re interested in discovering your own treasures, the best search term is “beehive.”  The updo is similar to the last one—a big pile of curls on top of the head.  Perhaps, as some of you suggested last time, she used a hair piece.  However, a commentator on Instagram has it on good authority from her hair dresser that Southern girls used round oatmeal boxes as a base for their elaborate creations.

When was the photo taken?  After some research, I discovered that the car is a 1957 Ford Fairlane, identified by the tail lights.  I couldn’t find any clues about the license plate, though.  I’m placing the photo in the early to mid-1960s because of the skirt lengths.  Read a fascinating post about sixties skirts from Witness to Fashion.  The redhead wears hers just up to her knee.  Her companions wear them longer.

The older women in this photo form a fascinating trio.  The white haired woman in the middle—perhaps the redhead’s mother—is the most stylishly dressed.  She has on a sheath dress that almost reaches her knees and buckled low-heeled shoes.  The two women on the outside are perhaps related to the man.  Their skirts are longer and both wear flat shoes.  The one on the left is the least up-to-date in her shirtwaist dress.  You could still find them in catalogs, but they were becoming rarer.  And apparently she didn’t care for the common advice that older women should stick to dark colors.

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One Response to Redhead and Friends, early to mid-1960s

  1. ceci says:

    So the redhead and the man are a couple and her mom is the lady in the middle. The flanking ladies are….his aunts? Maybe meeting the new girlfriend, sho has special hair for the occasion?

    ceci

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