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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...insure accurate copying of these cuts and others, one hairdresser introduced accurate code designations for the first time with letters as symbols (N for neckline, H for halo), figures for length. The haircut Greer Garson wore in Mrs. Miniver is #53, L12 (five inches long for three front cuts; length, twelve inches in back). "V" stands for the disordered Victory Cut worn by Ann Sheridan and many a U.S. female factory worker...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Cosmetic Urge | 9/28/1942 | See Source »

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