Women generally arranged their hair in high neat chignons with soft curls at the front Tortora 400.

1890s women's hairstyles. Just back of this a tress is plaited and pinned down as a sort of foundation. What were the most fashionable Victorian hairstyles in the 1890s. This hairstyle was a real success near 1890 and was used until after the First World War.

Romance was juxtaposed with practicality in sleek new styles. The bob was the hairstyle of the decade symbolic of womens newfound freedom rights and opportunities. The Great War had taken many lives and this shadow cast a desire to live embrace life.

1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920. Hats were an all-important accessory and were available in a variety of styles. This is well reflected in the abundance of hairstyles popular in the 1890s.

Hairstyles at the start of the decade were simply a carry-over from the 1880s styles that included curled or frizzled bangs over the forehead as well as hair swept to the top of the head but after 1892 hairstyles became increasingly influenced by the Gibson Girl. Soft short bangs were again popular in the 1890s with a very small topknot and loose short hair around the temples and cheeks. Chignons moved to the back of the head.

Womens fashions of the 1890s epitomized a new kind of woman. In the 1840s women began sporting barley curls long ringlets that were worn mainly by children before they came into style for adults. The woman in the image on the left wears her bangs quite short.

Hair parted either in the centre of in a V shape. To carry out this coiffure successfully the hair should be quite dry and fluffy free from grease. It was off with the old literally in the case of hemlines and hair and on with the new.