Chicago style: how to make hairstyles for short, medium, long hair

The Chicago style will captivate with the excitement and spirit of the cabaret. This is the style of bold, independent and damn sexy women who are becoming less and less dependent on men.

Ladies master men's professions, drive a car, smoke and cut their hair short, and wardrobe items take on bold outlines.

Any female hairstyle in the style of Chicago is very colorful, but modern women of fashion successfully adapt the hairdressing experiments of the past to current trends.

Cold wave in the style of Chicago 20-30s

In the photo – hairstyles in the Chicago style of the 20-30s, in most cases these are smooth smooth waves laid parallel to the side parting:

It was in the 30s that a special tool was invented, similar to tongs, which was intended specifically for curling waves and curls.

This tool did not have a heating element, so the name “cold wave" was assigned to the styling.

Today, such waves are also performed in a hot way, but the name has already become common. The main distinguishing features of the cold wave:

• The waves run in parallel at equal intervals around the entire circumference of the head.
• Initially, the hair is divided in two with a side parting.
• Sometimes the waves go on the forehead, playing the role of bangs
• Hair length – to the chin, maximum – to the shoulders
• Hair surface is smooth and shiny
• Hairstyle is complemented by appropriate accessories

Let's look at the method of creating hairstyles in the style of Chicago in the 30s for short hair with your own hands – you will need clips, as well as fixatives.

1. On slightly damp hair, apply styling product in the form of foam, mousse or gel. You can use a gel spray, it will not weigh down the hair, but it will make them smooth. If your hair is clean but dry, spray it with water from a spray bottle. If you have naturally curly hair, you need to straighten it with a flat iron before you start styling.
2. Make a side parting using a small comb. Start styling from the side where the hair turned out to be less – so it will be easier for you to adapt to the new curling method.
3. Separate a strand the width of a clip and form a half-loop out of it, fixing it with a clip. The first half-loop can be laid both to the face and away from the face, but it is usually placed on the forehead
4. Now bend the strand in the opposite direction and also secure with a clip. Repeat this operation until the length of the hair runs out.
5. Separate the next strand, moving along the circumference of the head. Do the same operations – form a zigzag wave and fasten with clips in different directions. Treat the entire hair in this way. Make sure that each wave bend coincides with the same bend from the next strand.
6. It is best to wait until the curls dry naturally, but if time is limited, use a hair dryer. Carefully remove the clips and run a wide-toothed comb through your hair – this is how you combine the waves of adjacent strands into a single composition.
7. Be sure to treat the final result with hairspray. If you don't like how the ends look, curl them in the right direction with a curling iron.

Now it is desirable to complement the styling with colorful accessories. A bandage is best suited – a regular knitted ribbon sewn into a circle.

If you have long hair, you need to neutralize the excess length.

The surest way is to collect curls in a bun at the back of the head, securing it with hairpins. Collect the beam not tight – so as not to disturb the waves.

It is best to pre-fix the waves with invisibility behind the ears, and then form the tail for the beam.

Party Chicago Style: Headband Hairstyles

If you are preparing a hairstyle for a Chicago-style party with a headband, the accessory should be purchased or sewn in advance, because it will need to be decorated, taking into account the features of the outfit.

The easiest solution is to make an appliqué with sequins:

In the form of a thin strip in the center of the bandage

In the form of two stripes along the upper and lower edge of the bandage

Completely over the entire area of ​​the bandage

In the form of an ornament like a meander

You can use sequins to match the bandage or a contrasting color, but remember that Chicago style colors are primarily black, red, white, gold, silver, pearl.

Craft stores sell ready-made sequin ribbons – you don't have to sew on each piece separately, just grab the ribbon in several places.

Today, rhinestones are often used instead of sequins, you can buy a ready-made bandage with rhinestones or stones, but be careful – many knitwear with rhinestones look very cheap.

Choose a luxurious accessory that will emphasize your charm and sophistication:

The bandage does not have to be knitted – it's just that it’s the most convenient to wear. You can sew a satin or velvet hair band – then it will definitely look expensive and solid.

Women of that time decorated their headbands with large brooches with stones and pendants, artificial flowers or feathers sticking up:

Incredibly seductive and mysterious looks lace bandage to match the dress.

You can use a diadem instead of a bandage, putting it on your forehead:

Sometimes the diadem did not go around the entire head, but was worn only around the crown area.

Another accessory option is a veil, it can be attached to the same tiara or fixed with hairpins in the form of a brooch or flower:

Also in the 30s, pillbox hats with miniature veils were popular.

Do-it-yourself styling with curls

If creating a cool wave is too much for you, go for more familiar curls and complement them with a matching headband in the form of a bandage or tiara.

Small curls, curled with wooden bobbins, will help you adjust the length of the curls – this is a great solution for creating a Chicago-style hairstyle for long or medium hair.

Shoulder-length hair can be curled with hot rollers. Modern variations of thermal curlers do not need to be “boiled”.

Special boxes are sold in the kit, curlers are placed in a box that is connected to the mains:

1. Apply to dry hair with a medium hold foam or gel styling product.
2. Part your hair in a side part
3. Divide the hair into strands and alternately wind the strands on preheated thermal curlers
4. Wind the hair not to the roots – try on the bandage in advance and wind the hair to the level of the accessory. From above you get a smooth hairstyle, and from below – lush curls
5. When the curlers have cooled, remove them and disassemble the strands into smaller ones.
6. Fluff the curls with your fingers and polish
7. In the parietal region, bouffant and smooth on top with a brush
8. Put on a bandage or tiara, if necessary, secure the accessory with invisibility

The thicker your hair, the larger diameter curler you can choose. Thin sparse hair should be wound on curlers of small diameter to make the curls more magnificent.

Hairstyles with bangs in Chicago style (with photo and video)

If you wear bangs above the eyebrows, it will be problematic to lay them in waves to the side – you should find out how to make a Chicago-style hairstyle with bangs, videos and photos will help you figure out the options:

In those days, women wore a bob haircut, bringing the ends of the strands forward at the level of the cheekbones.

If you have a bob, no problem – we only create retro hair styling:

1. Wash your hair and apply styling gel. You can use a different styling, the main thing is that the surface of the hair is smooth and shiny in the end.
2. Blow-dry your hair, bringing the ends of the front strands forward. You can do without the help of a hair dryer – remove wet hair behind your ears and wait for the hair to dry. Freeing the strands from the face, you will get the desired effect of curled ends.
3. When blow-drying, do not try to add volume to your hair – the strands should be smooth. It remains to put on a bandage over the hairstyle. Press the bottom edge of the bangs with a bandage, then the styling will look as stylish as possible.

These are the hairstyles worn by women in the first half of the last century.

Exquisite and charming retro style with notes of emancipation and a touch of seduction today wins the hearts of both ladies and their companions.