SIXTIES HAIR

The 1960s is my favourite decade for style. Swinging London came to life as the centre of the fashion, music and culture scenes and the nation was in high spirits; rock and roll - led by Great Britain's finest, The Beatles, Rolling Stones and The Who - took over the world, the post-WWII austerity was officially over, England won the World Cup in 1966, the British fashion scene exploded with Carnaby Street and the King's Road in Chelsea as the places to see and be seen. The post-war baby boomers came of age and the youthquake movement was born, inspiring trends all over the world.

Modern, pyschadelic patterns popped up, hemlines got shorter and more daring with the miniskirt, androgynous mods wore simple shift dresses with modern flat shoes, striking monochrome became popular, Beatniks wore chic berets and polonecks, brightly coloured nylon tights were the new thing, make up was bold with painted on or false eyelashes, doe-eyed, thick winged eyeliner and nude lips as the refreshing antidote to ladylike make up styles of the 40s and 50s and playful designers like Mary Quant and Biba ruled supreme in the UK and abroad.

This liberal, young and fun spirit came through into playful hairstyle trends too; Sixties-inspired hair spans from Twiggy cropped pixie cuts, sculpted beehives, backcombed roots, blunt bobs, hairbows, pigtails, swingy, flicked up ends, tousled updos and hairspray, hairspray, hairspray. Here are a few of my favourite 60s hair inspiration looks, from now and then.