Millie Owens Wigs and Things

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Storefronts on 7th Street near Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis in the 1970s.
Photo by Mike Evangelist.

A Reminder to Tip Your Beautician

I Thought I Was Doomed

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Perky Pouf

The Perky Pouf by Reggie Brooks, Burdette’s Beauty Salon, Elmhurst, Illinois.

Thanksgiving

If I've Only One Life, Let Me Live it as a Blonde!

Hair by Sam McKnight

Rizzoli has published a new book by award-winning, hair stylist extraordinaire, Sam McKnight.



In “Hair,” McKnight highlights some of his most famous coifs and shares the secrets behind them, from Princess Diana’s gamine crop to Kate Moss’s rock-chick bedhead.



This cut for Diana, Princess of Wales created by McKnight, was one that women suddenly wanted - you saw it everywhere. The iconic image of "Lady Di" in a black turtleneck with short hair, resting her chin on her hands, was the Vogue magazine cover in December 1991.

“She had just stopped biting her nails and was so proud of how they looked!”




Kate Moss and McKnight have done 30 Vogue covers together — including this shot, by photographer Nick Knight. But there was one that almost went awry. They flew to St Barts for three days and the airline lost McKnight’s luggage with all his styling tools, so he had to improvise.

“I found a spray bottle at the hotel, filled it with sea water and used that, along with a bit of backcombing, to give Kate a beachy Bardot look. You couldn’t tell and, indeed, salt sprays became a popular way of getting a beachy look a few years later!”




When this picture was taken, Cindy Crawford was just about the most famous model in the world.

With this 1993 look, McKnight wanted to take her away from the all-American big hair she was known for — and she rose gamely to the challenge of this side-swept, masculine style.

“Back in those days, there wasn’t anything like the number of products we have today — we used a solution of sugar and water, or even Coca-Cola, to get hair to stay put! It would have been utterly impractical in real life — you’d have wasps buzzing around — but, for shoots, it was perfect.”

And if you’re in London, England from now through 12 March 2017, visit Somerset House for a major exhibition celebrating Sam McKnight's remarkable 40-year career from the late 1970s to the current day.

Date Night

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A watched phone never rings.

Happy Birthday, Linda Evans

Happy 74th birthday to actress, Linda Evans, born November 18, 1942.



Best known for portraying Krystle Carrington in the 1980s TV series, Dynasty…



… Linda first turned heads as Audra Barkley in the 1960s TV western, The Big Valley…



Hats off to an actress whose hair still managed to look good through numerous onscreen cat fights...

Barber Parlour & Finger Nail Cutting Saloon

Now offering the following services...


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Come in the Back

"I had never had a permanent before. Never even considered getting one. In fact last Spring, when I got my first UniPerm, I'd asked Warren, my hairdresser, just to give me a style that'd be easy to take care of while traveling.

So when Warren said, 'Come in the back I'm going to give you a perm,' my knees started to shake.

It's Fun to Be Fussed Over

Whenever you need a lift, get your hair done.


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That magic touch can send you flying!

The Great Straight Look

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Hair So New by Clairol. The no-rinse creme rinse spray (loaded with conditioners.) 

Join the trouble shooters. Shoot in the creme rinse that stays in for THE GREAT STRAIGHT LOOK.

New Salon Policy

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It's Been One of Those Days

Join me?...

Perfectly styled and attired.

Uh, huh...

Date Night - 1984

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Happy Birthday, Adam Ant

Singer Adam Ant, born 3 November 1954, turns 62 today.



Hair today, gone tomorrow...

Movember!

Moustache or mustache. No matter how you spell it, it's Movember.



Do your part for men's health this month. Be a man and grow one!

Have a Hair Raising Halloween

Bob Ross's Afro

October 29th marks the 74th birth anniversary of Bob Ross and his trademark afro.



For 403 episodes of the PBS classic (The Joy of Painting) Ross softly guided the viewer through the process of painting a blank canvas — his signature ‘fro making the show as much as his deft and deliberate art skills. But it turns out it was all a lie — Ross’s hair was actually stick straight.




In an interview with NPR, his business partner, Annette Kowalski, revealed that Ross initially grew out his hair and permed it to save money on haircuts when he was fresh out of the Air Force and trying to make it as a painter. But soon, he became trapped by his look.

Before he could change it back, though, the perm became his company’s logo — Ross hated it. “He could never, ever, ever change his hair, and he was so mad about that,” Kowalski says. “He got tired of that curly hair.”

Plenty of Bob Ross videos to view here.

Ross died July 4, 1995 but his afro lives on, here at The Hair Hall of Fame.

Sofa, So Good

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Super Size Me!

[photographer: Lee Friedlander. 1975. Title: Dallas, Texas]

Happy Birthday, Hillary!

Happy birthday Madam President, er, Secretary...

Bouncin' & Behavin'

This Halloween, are you a Contessa, an Empress...

...or a fungus?

Choose carefully.

BTW, the Contessa is available in our gift shop as the "Susan St. James", The Empress is available as the Morgan Fairchild, and the Candida is available at the "Pat Crowley".

Twink

Her Husband is in Love with her Hairdresser

Hello - This is Lan-Lay

Still in business today, LANLAY is a company that was founded in 1936 by the late Frank Whetzel in the state of New York.

LANLAY was originally created to promote only a single product - a natural Lanolin-based oil, manufactured and distributed in the U.S. as a hair and skin care enhancer that was able to heal and improve skin.

Meanwhile, Over in Aisle 6

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Hello Deli!

Ladies!  Please!  Hair Nets?

Date Night

A Moment Cher'd

Dolly Parton and Cher...


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His 'n' Hers

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'80s Hair

Sven and Charlotte

Svenne & Lotta, (aka Sven & Charlotte)


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Their hit single Bang-A-Boomerang was written by ABBA members Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Stig Anderson.

The pop duo met in 1967, remaining active on the pop scene and releasing records in Swedish, English, and Danish until their divorce in 2014.

According to Wikipedia, Svenne was last known to be living as a recluse in the backwoods of the Pacific Northwest, U.S.A.

Date Night

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High Hair and Hotpants

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