Few leading men dare sporting a 'stache, but when they do, their sex appeal seems to increase tenfold. From Tom Selleck's iconic whiskers to model Matthieu Charneau's peach fuzz, which of these men can claim to have the sexiest facial hair?
Here’s your chance to look like one of those black and white photographs of Hollywood stars from the late 1920s and 1930s. Think early-Gable, William Powell and Doug Fairbanks. For these titans of the vintage silver screen, the moustache was not a great bush or an extravagant handlebar but a subtle sliver, carefully trimmed. Its effect was that of two small paintbrushes, with the tips well sharpened, either side of the filtrum. Ideal for those who favour the inter-war look with short and slick haircuts.
The clean shaven look was most popular and became habit as soldiers were expected to keep head and facial hair to a minimum to prevent ticks, fleas and nits. Moustaches were in and came in many styles. The short back and sides was by far the hairstyle of choice for men and a regular visit to the barbers was a must. A comb could be found in the inner jacket pocket of any self respecting gentleman and Brylcreem tamed hair into a neat and wearable style – usually side parted or with a small front quiff. http://www.vintagefestival.co.uk/blog/get-the-look-1940s-mens-fashion-hair
The Beatles
The Beatles influence on men’s hair started in the early 1960s with their shaggy “moptop” style. A few years later they went all hippie, influencing men to grow their hair and sparking the trend for facial hair.
Men’s hair in the seventies was a joy to behold. There was a little bit of variation throughout the decade, from long to short, blow-dried and bouffant to spiked and bleached, with “overgrown” being the look that most people associate with the decade.
Hairstyling and grooming was no longer simply for women – hair products were now marketed to men, and many happily used them.
Moustaches and mutton chops were in, even fake facial hair was worn and accepted. It was a hairy decade!
Moustaches were thick and full. One popular style was the horseshoe, where the hair extends down the side of the mouth (possibly inspired by the Fu Manchu moustache).
Now the craze of the tash is anything however beards are seemingly in at the moment...
Brad Pitt forgoes his usual scruffy look in favour of a well-groomed moustache at the BMI Film Fest.
Breaking Bad’s Bryan Cranston channels Clark Gable with an old-fashioned ‘stache.
Beards and goatees are typically excluded from Movember but Ryan Reynolds’ goatee is perfectly shaped and defined (which is the best way to don facial hair). The 38-year-old actor and face of L’Oréal’s Men Expert line has long ago ditched his clean-cut, fresh-faced look in favour of a sexier salt-and-pepper goatee.
We started with a lovely talk from Pav who has been a wig maker for 8 years. He spoke about the films/productions he had worked on and the method of creating a wig, moustache beard and side burns. Firstly passed around the class was a variety of beards, moustache and side burns so we could have a feel of them, see what they look like and get a good look of one up close and we will be making one very soon.
Beard 1: long full beard, brown/grey colour and a view from the front and the back.
Left: Side burns. Right: Short curly beard and a moustache (slightly bent)
Beard 2: view from the front and back
Blonde full head lace wig. The foundation is the inside of the wig. You can then send it to a knotter with the hair and they'll knot it for you. A bit of lace is left at the front of the wig and over skin you can't see it. Never put make-up over the lace. This wig is for a theater production so I you was creating a wig for a film the lace at the front wouldn't be so large otherwise on TV you'll see it.
Yak hair, cook it first on a cocktail stick, and then you separate it and knot with that.
Above is three different types of lace, lace can be recognised in different grades and can be normal, front, back, HD and the Quality can be fine or thicker. You can also get lace in different colours and you want it to match the natural skin colour of the person wearing it so you can't see it on the skin.
A demonstration of how to make a template of the moustache was done by Pav. Firstly you start with getting a bit of clingfilm and then putting sellotape over the top to thicken the clingfilm. You then apply the taped clingfilm over the face gently and use as marker pen to draw a template of the tash area and then put it over some coloured card and cut the template into the card. Below is my attempt.
clingfilm with tape
my moustache template
Taping the template to the head
we then got given our lace and hair
I then put the lace over my template and pinned to down securely.
This is the needle we use to knot the hair as it has a little hook on the end.
A demonstration of how to knot the hair was done by Pav. Its extremely hard!!
On the photo on the left hand side is after I created a few knots, I think this took me about an hour to do. I am pretty slow (however I am a beginner) to begin with however you do start to pick the pace up gradually. The hair is quite long to start with however once the section is completely covered of hair you can then cut the hair to the length moustache you want. In the photograph on the right this was after another two hours, I definitely felt a bit more comfortable with doing it after a while. I feel the hard part is hooking the hair on and through the lace hole because sometimes the hair detaches or I can't hook it on and sometimes I grab more than one strand of hair and can't single it out. I feel this is one of the trickiest things I had to do and you have to have time, patience and good lighting to do
it.
Equipment:
knotting hook (needle)
holder
cradle
malleable block
coloured cardboard
scissors
marker pen
clingfilm
tape
pins
lace
hair
How to tong a tash and applying it
We were then shown how to tong a moustache as this would be final step once it is done styling it. The tongs we put in the stand to heat up then taken out and tonged the tash into the direction you want it to go. Be careful because the tongs are very hot and are metal so you have to be careful when doing so. The next step was applying the tash which we cut around the lace and then stuck it onto our partner with spirit gum to the upper lip.
The early 1970s fashion scene was very similar to 1969, just a bit more flamboyant. It wouldn’t be hyperbole to say that a fashion revolution occurred in the 1970s.
Polyester was the material of choice and bright colors were everywhere. Men and women alike were wearing very tight fitting pants and platform shoes. By 1973, most women were wearing high cut boots and low cut pants. Early 1970s fashion was a fun era. It culminated some of the best elements of the 60s and perfected and/or exaggerated them. Some of the best clothing produced in the 1970s perfectly blended the mods with the hippies.
Just when it seemed pants couldn’t flare any more (bell bottoms, anyone?), the flare was almost gone. By the late 1970s the pant suit, leisure suit and track suit was what the average person was sporting. Every woman had a cowl neck sweater in her closet and every man had a few striped v-neck velour shirts. Tunics, culottes and robes were also very popular. Sometimes it’s hard to tell which dresses were meant to be worn at home, and which ones were for a night on the town. Chest hair, medallions, polyester, butterfly collars, bell bottoms, skin-tight t-shirts, sandals, leisure suits, flower patterned dress shirts, sideburns and, yes, tennis headbands. There is one common theme throughout fashion in the 1970s: pants were tight fitting. And it is probably the first full decade in which women could be seen wearing pants in every walk of life. It’s also hard to miss the fact that color almost completely disappeared by 1979. Earth tones, grays, whites and blacks were back in full force, as people had apparently tired of the super bright tones of the early 1970s.
The 'decade of disco', the 'era of hippie', the Seventies, made itself known on the catwalks again this year. We saw flares, boho maxis, shearling coats and peasant blouses...
From Pucci to Burberry, Chloé to Balmain, the Seventies-influence is undeniable – with oversized jackets, billowy skirts and festoons of fringing, all featuring.
[From left-right: Burberry, Bottega Veneta, Jonathan Saunders, Anna Sui]
Those flares you just bought? Good shout, because the big 70s comeback is going nowhere for Autumn. Whether you're into hippie trail bohemia or uptown 70s chic, there's still a version of the trend to love. The models at Burberry and Anna Sui could have been mistaken for Joni Mitchell with their ditsy floral prairie dresses accessorised with fringed waistcoats and capes. At Chloe, the 70s vibe spanned from louche corduroy dungarees to peasant blouses and skinny scarves.
And The Beat Goes On... as does, thankfully, the flare. Jonathan Saunders has a particularly vibrant pair in scarlet, whilst Balmain's lace flared catsuits... miaow! Wide-legged trousers are 'in' too – the bigger and baggier, the better.
A con man, Irving Rosenfeld, along with his seductive partner Sydney Prosser, is forced to work for a wild FBI agent, Richie DiMaso, who pushes them into a world of Jersey powerbrokers and mafia.
American Hustle Official TRAILER 1 (2013) - Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence Movie HD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ST7a1aK_lG0
The 2013 film American Hustle is set in the late 70's and really projects the whole look of the 70's. Each character has a different look and style which represents the decade. I thought this film would be good to watch and have a look at the different hairstyles the characters had.
Sydney Prosser who is played by Amy Adams is one of the main con artists in the film and a gorgeous woman. Amy's character has quite a few hair changes throughout the film an works with quite different styles. This films style I adore and looks beautiful on her. The hair has volume, body and the curls a large, either done with tongs or large rollers to make sure the hair stays in place. The hair is slightly swept off the face and has a side parting which the fringe is full of volume and sweeps down the side of the face. I think her main hairstyle throughout the film is probably this one.
Another gorgeous look is when Sydney is at the grand hotel wearing quite a revealing silver glittery dress. This hair was also quite big in the 70's and could of been done with small sized curling tongs or small rollers left to set however the style is devine. This look is a once appearance look during the film, dressed up for an occasion. Sydney tends to wear her hair down pretty much the whole way through the film.
Rosalyn who is played by Jennifer Lawrence tends to have her hair in some sort of up do throughout most of the film. In this photo she has all of the back in an up do, however its got a lot of volume and the hair has been curled all over with medium sized tongs. The side fringe sweeps across slightly and looks blow dried to give a sweeping fullness effect and the longer section of hair on the other side is just one ringlet. This whole look was also in the grand hotel and when Rosalyn confronts Sydney about her marriage in the powder room.
This style is another beautiful up-do Rosalyn has, I think the whole hair would of been washed, product applied and blow dried to give volume throughout the hair. All the back is pulled up loosely and the front is folded over into a quiff and gripped in the middle at the top of the head. I think this style looks very sophisticated and pulls it off the face however in a voluminous up-do.
