Kiss curl
Akiss curldescribes a lock of hair curling onto the face and usually plastered down. Although the curl could be flattened withsaliva(hence its alternative namespit curl), soap or hair lotion is more typically used.[1]
Pre-20th century[edit]
In the late seventeenth century, there was a fashion forfringescomposed of curls described asfripons,guigne-galants,or 'kiss-curls', sometimes augmented with false hair.[2]
20th-century onwards[edit]
The kiss curl style was worn by both men and women.
It became a trademark of the singerBill Haley,who wore a large spit curl over his right eye to divert attention from his left eye, which was blind.[3][4]Other people known for their kiss curls includedJosephine Baker,[5]Diana Ross,[6]andSuperman.[7]
In early episodes of the TV drama seriesAgatha Christie's Poirot,Poirot's assistant,Miss Lemon,portrayed byPauline Moran,appears with five spit curls across her forehead.[8]
In the 1990s, kiss curls inspired the trend oflaid edges,notably worn byChilliin the girl groupTLC.[9]
See also[edit]
- List of hairstyles
- Lovelock (hair)braided hair to the side, sometimes on the forehead
References[edit]
- ^Sherrow, Victoria (2006).Encyclopedia of hair: a cultural history(1. publ. ed.). Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press. p.64.ISBN9780313331459.
- ^Harvey, Sara M. (2008)."The Seventeenth Century".In Condra, Jill (ed.).The Greenwood encyclopedia of clothing through world history.Westport, Conn. [u.a.]: Greenwood Press. p. 150.ISBN9780313336645.
- ^Lyons, John F. (2013).America in the British imagination: 1945 to the present.Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 19.ISBN9781137376800.
- ^Hall, Mitchell K. (2014).The Emergence of Rock and Roll Music and the Rise of American Youth Culture.Hoboken: Taylor and Francis. p. 15.ISBN9781135053581.
- ^Sherrow, Victoria (2006). "Josephine Baker".Encyclopedia of hair: a cultural history(1. publ. ed.). Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press. p.41.ISBN9780313331459.
- ^Ribowsky, Mark (2010).The Supremes: a saga of motown dreams, success, and betrayal.Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press. p. 373.ISBN9780306818738.
- ^Beatty, Scott (2006).The Superman handbook: the ultimate guide to saving the day.Philadelphia: Quirk Books. p. 162.ISBN9781594741135.
- ^Conroy, Sarah Booth (January 18, 1990)."'Poirot' PBS's Nifty Christie ".Washington Post.RetrievedAugust 16,2023.
- ^"History Behind the Slayed Edges Hairstyle and How to Pull it Off".Tricoci University.2021-10-02.Retrieved2023-12-27.
External links[edit]
Media related toKiss curlsat Wikimedia Commons
The dictionary definition ofkiss curlat Wiktionary
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