WWII Hair safety video

[freznow]

I found this on a blog I frequent:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgpvKXLTwr8

I thought it was interesting. Veronica Lake changed her signature 'do to promote safer hair styles in factories. Some of the workers even have safety caps!

[marikamt]

Oh wow!! That was really cool!
thanks for posting.... am off to try to do a victory roll..... :D

[Loreley]

Yeah, it's interesting indeed! Thanks for sharing it! :)

[Copasetic]

I LOVE these kinds of old school instructional videos. So fascinating!

[AJoifulNoise]

Fascinating! Thanks for sharing. :)

[Carolyn]

Very cool! Veronica Lake has always been one of my hair idols. The victory roll style was gorgeous.

[NuclearMosquito]

Awesome video! Though I was almost waiting for Mike and the 'bots from MST3K to start making fun of it, lol.

[dropinthebucket]

"We can do it (and look good, too)! " (Rosie the Riveter) - this video was fun!

[papillion]

Thanks for posting the link, it's perfect timing for me as I'm going to be in a WWII themed show next month. Of course, whether I'll actually be able to manage a period-appropriate style remains to be seen, but I'll certainly have fun trying!

[Lady Mary]

I love that, thank you for sharing!

[Alun]

I used to work with a guy who had cut his hair short after actually getting it caught in a drill press, similar to what the girl in the film is using. Needless to say, I never followed his example, although I used the same drill press from time to time. These days I would have just tied my hair back, but men just didn't do that back then (it was a long time ago, although I wasn't even born in WW2, LOL!), and my hair wasn't even long enough anyway. I don't recall anyone offering protective headgear to any employees. We weren't in a factory though, it was a test lab.

I found this 'related' video about the danger of women thinking!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_rlHv13sH4&feature=related

It's not real, it's a modern spoof by English comedian Harry Enfield, but there's no warning that it's a fake!

[lilravendark]

I can't wait until my hair is long enough again for the veronica lake do :D I loves those 40's style hairdos