Headscarves

Joules does do squares I believe.

I remember the women coming out of the local factory with their headscarves tied like turbans. Just recall that back in the fifties no woman went out without a headscarf or hat (a la Norah Batty!). And remember my DM and DMIL wearing similar style hats!

I've just found some pretty woolen ones at Etsy. Reasonably priced too.

Re hair rollers- my friend and I used to use those Carmen heated rollers in the 60s anyone else?

My mum and my auntie wore headscarves, but not over rollers. My grandmother never, she always wore a hat when she went out.

Yes Speldnan, both my sister and I used Carman rollers.

I bought 2 friends headscarves for Christmas last year, they had magnetic ends that helped to wear them in different ways, including tied at the back of the neck.

Rain mates ?? Where they those pleated plastic thingeys that you tied under your chin ?

In the 60s in the Mods and Rockers days, if you were a mod on the back of your boyfriend’s scooter, you wore a headscarf with the knot actually on the chin, not under it. A strange idea but it was all part of the look!

Oh yes, Taymara, I remember those pleated plastic thingeys...some even had fancy coloured spots!!!

Sorry’Tamayra ’

Why did we wear headscarves with summer dresses ?

I have actually had a desire to wear one of these for a few years now (tied under the chin) and could not find one in a square shape for love nor money. Then I was on the train to Victoria in October and for no discernible reason, the train stopped at Peckham Rye and we were all told to find another way to get ourselves to Victoria! I went out onto the High St looking for a bus and lo and behold, it was like market day in Jamaica! I found all the square scarves I wanted for £1 each so I bought several. Amazing I didn't even know that existed. Planning a trip back in warmer weather.

Oh yes Grannyqueenie, I remember the rainmates, every hairdresser used to keep them at the reception desk, my mum used them after a perm/hairdo even on a sunny day. I used carmen rollers back in late 60’s, they were so heavy. Also remember using them to make ringlets in little hair pieces you put on halfway down back of head and tied with ribbon, think that was early 70’s

Angel Strawbridge (married to Dick, bought castle in France) wears them often and wears them well, usually tied on top. She dresses the part and always with nice make-up.
Me? I definitely don't suit them at all.

My Mum always wore a headscarf, she didn't wear curlers under it like Hilda Ogden but she would never go out without wearing one . Most women her age did too. I saw a photo from the 60s recently taken in a market and all the middle aged women are wearing headscarves.
It's funny though I can't remember when that fashion changed and I had forgotten it until I saw the photo which brought back lots of memories.

Ah yes rainmates- we had to take them to school to wear over our school hats if it rained as you weren’t allowed to take off your school hat.

Speldnan - yes I've still got mine

QUEEN WEARS ONE .

Rainmates....alsl known as toffee papers because they looked A bit like the cellophane that came round toffees.

mabonl- The Queen wears a scarf when she is riding, over the years this has caused many arguments between D and myself, as she thinks if the Queen doesn't wear a riding hat why should she Grrr!!!

My mother too, put rags in my hair at night. Not surprised I’ve always been an insomniac. My younger sister (wavy haired) was spared the ignominy.

I used to frequently have a rainmate as a Christmas tree present!

My mum regularly wore a headscarf.... her first date with my dad she arrived with hee curlers in and a headscarf covering them.... to be fair she thought she was meeting dad’s sister! Changed days indeed.... that would have been the early ‘50’s.... they were married over 6o years and I still miss them both terribly.

My lovely mum always had a headscarf and if it rained one of those tie on rain hats that folded up like a sort of plastic concertina! You could always find one in her bag, and an old Trebor mint and an embroidered hanky! Happy days x