The hair at the sides was cut across at mid-ear length creating an angular and stepped look.

How to get a 1950's hairstyle men. Tutorials and Styles for Short Hair. Finger Waves and Marcel Waves. The cube cut 1955.

Gently run your fingers through the back of your head. A hit amongst barbers and brunettes 1950s hairstyle report for Glamourdaze When the stars of Italian movies began sporting short shaggy haircuts that looked well messy but undeniably chic and interesting they touched off a ground swell of imitative barbering. Was created by barber Joe Cirella in 1940 and the hairstyle was made famous when it was worn by movie and TV.

Flip your head over and gently key word here. Check out some really quirky fifties hair styles such as The Elephants Trunk in this footage from a barber shop in Tottenham Court Road London. This lady also had a mauve tint applied.

Start with the back and the bottom and move out and up as you go. The techniques can take some time to get right but with enough practice they can be a cinch. The cube was a very short haircut with a fringe that was popular in Britain in the mid-1950s.

Video from 1955 looking at the cube cut and temporary hair colouring. Popular music and film stars had a major influence on 1950s hairstyles and fashion. New styles for men were making waves across the US - literally.

If you do not take a shine in classic and retro styles and lean toward a more James Dean look Thick and High is YOUR kind of hairstyles. A pin curl set on cropped hair adds body and volume and can be brushed to create vintage waves. Expert hairstylist Jan Cuni shows you step by step how to pump up the volume in your hair with a combination of a haircut and styling secrets.