The 1920s Blow Dryer: When Beauty Technology Looked Like Science Fiction

The 1920s blow dryer is one of the most fascinating intersections of beauty, fashion, and early technology. Before this decade, drying hair meant sitting under a gas‑heated hood in a salon—a bulky contraption invented in 1890 that looked more like industrial plumbing than beauty equipment. But by 1920, advances in small electric motors finally madeContinue reading “The 1920s Blow Dryer: When Beauty Technology Looked Like Science Fiction”