If a man chose to wear a mustache it had to be the walrus mustache which was a long bushy mustache that hung down long on the sides almost to the chin in extreme cases of this uniquely 1890s style.

1890s long hairstyles for women. Women often wore short curled bangs. During the 1890s women still maintained the careless locks hairstyles that began in the 1870s. Narrow long brim close to the face.

Often long lengths of extra braids curls and rolls were used to make the hairstyle higher as well as to fill in gaps. Take a promenade of half an hour on some fashionable thoroughfare and notice the. What to look for.

Hair bun high on the head. Here are some samples of styles common in the 1890s. Sportswear became popular in the 1890s due to changing attitudes about acceptable activities for women.

Since getting a photograph taken was a big deal during this time period it is likely that most women doing it. Hoop skirts took over in the 1850s and hair expanded to match. Curls were commonly worn and women relied heavily on pins and irons to curl their hair.

Side hair rolled under. In 1890 Alexandre Godefroy in his beauty salon in Paris invented a machine to dry the hair in hair salons. 1840 1840 From the movie Young Victoria 1840 - 1856.

Longer feminine locks were worn by those women who lived a more leisurely life. 1846 variations side part and ringlets. By the mid-1890s leg omutton sleeves made their entrance but by the late 1890s tighter sleeves returned with small ruffles capping the shoulders.