31 Of The Most Bizarre Trends Of The 50s And 60s

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Ironing your hair—literally

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Curls weren’t wildly popular in the 1960s, but hair-straightening gadgets were not yet commercially available. What was a fashion-forward woman to do? Why, reach for the electric clothes iron, of course! While the small appliance did the job quite effectively, imagine the damage to ones tresses, not to mention, the potential risk for facial burns? Of course, the task required assistance from another person—while you sat or knelt by the ironing board, hair spread atop it, your mom, sister, or friend was tasked with going over your hair with the iron.

And, if achieving that hairstyle wasn’t stressful enough…click on next, for more hair-raising trends of the era.