Women's Hairstyles
During the 1890s, women still maintained the "careless" locks hairstyles that began in the 1870s.
Soft, short bangs were again popular in the 1890s, with a very small topknot and loose, short hair around the temples and cheeks. Hair was sometimes worn in a bun at the nape of the neck. The woman in the image on the left wears her bangs quite short. The woman in the image on the right has a small topknot, and her hair is carelessly falling around her forehead and temples.
1890s Short Bangs and Small Topknot: Image courtesy of Joan L. Severa, Dressed for the Photographer: Ordinary Americans and Fashion, 1840-1900, 1995
By 1896, bangs were out of fashion, and women began growing them out and flattening them down into a central part with waves around the temples.
Late 1890s Parted Bangs: Image courtesy of Joan L. Severa
