A classy dame could not leave the house without something on her head or in her hair. A 1940s vintage hair accessory was the answer. For working Rosies, that was often a knit hair snood, head scarf, turban, or bandanna. For day or eveningwear, a pretty flower or large bow pinned to one side of the hair added a little something extra to her always Wow! hairstyle. Scroll to the bottom of the page for an image gallery of 1940s hair accessories.
Shop these 1940s style hair accessories: scarves, snoods, and flowers to add to your 1940s fashion wardrobe. Shop here for 1940s style hats. And if your hair isn’t pinup perfect, a 1940s wig is waiting for you.
1940s Hair Accessories
1940s Hair Clips & Accessories
Hair flowers were made of one or many small clusters in fabric or metal designs. The modern vintage pinup look loves to wear hair flowers and hair clips in place of a hat. Roses, daisies, chrysanthemums, and orchids were popular hair flowers in the 40s.
See vintage 1940s hair accessories:
- 1948 – Smooth hair still pulled back, but now with minimal curl
- A hair snood from the early 1940s.
- Hair snoods keep these ladies working in 1942
- Orchid hair flower
- A 1940s advertisement showing hair flowers and accessories for teens
- The ‘language’ of hair bow placements from the early 1940s.
- Hair flowers from 1944.
- Hair flowers from 1944.