I have amazing friends, friends who bring back from their stay in Europe, a whole collection of Vintage Professional Hair Dressing Magazines called “La Coiffure De Paris” for me to just have. Yooza! Thank You Bryan!

For today’s post I want to give you an overview of what you can see in these amazing hair dressing magazines.


March 2023 update: I have done some videos on TikTok taking a look inside of some of the magazines in this collection. You can find them on my profile HERE.


A Look Inside “La Coiffure De Paris

1948-1952 Professional Hair Dressing Magazines

Let us begin with February & May 1948 for Part 1 of this Series.

Note: The magazine is in French (obviously), so if you can read the instructions you are going to have an even better chance of achieving these looks.

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The Cover -February 1948

1940s Hairstyle Magazine 1948 Womens Hairstyle

Hairstyles seen at the Championship of France in 1947.

Beautiful large curls for a stylish daytime look.

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1940s Hairstyle for the evening.

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Bangs for another daytime look.

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The cover for May 1948

Hairstyles seen at Antwerp International Days.

Hairstyles seen at Toulouse competitions.

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1940s womens vintage hairstyle 1940s hair

Styling for 3 Hairstyles from 1. A Fantasy look, Afternoon and Evening look.

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The 1948 “Fantasy Look” and the setting pattern for the 3 styles that you will see below.

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1948 Evening Look-Transformation # 1.

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1940s womens vintage hairstyle 1940s hair daytime look

1948 Afternoon Look-Transformation # 2.

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There you have it! February and May 1948 La Coiffure De Paris Vintage Hair Dressing Magazine. Such stunning styles that are oh so elegant! What was your favorite from above (Share in the comments below)?

FURTHER READING:

Liz