thecivilwarparlor:

Cover of Volume I, No. 49 of Harper’s Bazar (now Harper’s Bazaar), showing hairstyles (1868) Post Civil War Hairstyles

Harper’s Bazaar- is an American women’s fashion magazine, first published in 1867. Harper’s Bazaar is published by Hearst and, as a magazine, considers itself to be the style resource for “women who are the first to buy the best, from casual to couture.”

Aimed at members of the upper -middle and upper classes, Bazaar assembles photographers, artists, designers and writers to deliver a “sophisticated” perspective into the world of fashion, beauty and popular culture on a monthly basis.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harper%27s_Bazaar

Fleur de lis hairdo are you kiddin me

(Source: theamericanparlor)