Ringlet Curls: Circular Parts



Figure 1.--The back of this boy's head shows the circular part with ringlet curls. Note that the hair from the center was formed into a shorter ringlrt, to which a colored (probably red) hair bow is attached. Click on the image for a front view. He is a proud looking little fellow with a large lace collar.

One popular part for ringlet curls was front bangs with a circular part moving forward with a left and right side part. The hair was combed down from both sides and the back and formed into ringlets. This style could be worn with and without bangs.

Other than forming bangs, I'm not sure what the advantage of a circular part was over the center part. The one advantage I can see is that the hair from the center area could be used to form another ringlet. This apparently was used by mothers who desired to add a hairbow to one of the ringlets which would stay at the top of the boy's hair rather than fall to the side.

As not all boys wore bangs with style, I'm not sure why it was chosen over a center part. By using a circular part there was somewhat less hair available for forming ringlets. So the ringlets would be shorter than those formed with a center part.





Christopher Wagner

histclo@lycosmail.com


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Created: April 26, 1999 Last updated: September 4, 1999