This is Canada from the 1920s to the 1990s: the social, political, and cultural forces that curated the beauty and fashion looks we recognize today. Understanding beauty and fashion history isn’t just about the products, the silhouettes or the trends — it’s about the world that shaped them. For years, I’ve walked you through theContinue reading “Canada from the 1920s to the 1990s: Social, Political, and Cultural forces that Curated Beauty and Fashion Looks”
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Pardon Your French Inspired: Leeks à la Grecque
Leeks à la Grecque is one of those luxurious, elegant dishes that feels both ancient and modern. The leeks are gently simmered until tender, then cooled in a fragrant bath of olive oil, lemon, white wine, coriander seed and bay leaf. As they rest, they absorb the aromatics, becoming silky, citrus‑forward and delicately spiced. ServedContinue reading “Pardon Your French Inspired: Leeks à la Grecque”
Victory Rolls of 1940’s WWII Wartime
Victory Rolls, the hairstyle that was about patriotism. Victory Rolls were a 1940s women’s hairstyle that became a symbol of wartime practicality and patriotism, popular from about 1940–1945, named either for the V for Victory and this hairstyle widely spread by Hollywood and working women. Victory Rolls are sculpted, sausage‑shaped curls rolled upward and pinnedContinue reading “Victory Rolls of 1940’s WWII Wartime”
History on False Eyelashes
Early forms of false eyelashes appeared in the 19th century through extreme methods like sewing hair into eyelids. However, modern strip lashes were first patented in 1911 by Canadian inventor Anna Taylor. Prior to that, a patent for weaving artificial eyelashes was filed in the UK by German hairdresser Karl Nessler in 1902. It wasContinue reading “History on False Eyelashes”
The Invention of the Modern Beauty Salon
In Canada, a salon was either a beauty salon or the intellectual and literary salons. Today, let’s discuss the former; beauty salons. Beauty salons in Canada, really got its start in 1888, when Ontario-born, Canadian entrepreneur Martha Matilda Harper invented the commercial meaning of the word salon and the modern retail beauty salon, transforming hairContinue reading “The Invention of the Modern Beauty Salon”
Beauty Salon Culture in Canada
Beauty salon culture in Canada developed along a unique path shaped by immigration, women’s labour and the country’s blend of French, British, and North American influences. By the early 20th century, salons were more than places to style hair, they became community hubs, women’s workplaces, and spaces of social mobility. Early RootsBefore commercial salons existed,Continue reading “Beauty Salon Culture in Canada”
