32 Cool Photos of the 1940s Women's Big Hairs

In the 1940s, women were encouraged to use their hair to ‘fix’ any flaws in their face.

If she had perfect, shiny hair with a good color, she should use it to frame her face. If she had a full face, she should use a ’40s hairstyle that piled hair on top of her head to distract from it. If a thin face was her problem, her hairstyle should be down and over her ears to make it look wider.

All of these suggestions contributed to a variety to hairstyles in 1940s. And they were often big.