| A lot of questions are asked about snoods, which were popular in the early to mid 1940s, often worn on dressier occasions.
Snoods are simply mesh nets that hold long hair, rolled under, in what looks like a large, low bun. They're almost like a wide mesh "sock" for your hair. Snoods were made of various things, and here we show just a small variety of materials that were used. The Harper's magazine cover is a black crocheted snood with iridescent plastic disks. The bride on the upper right and the woman at center both have snoods made of "invisible" net that closely matches their hair color; and the woman at the bottom has a snood made of heavy fishnet. Lace was also used. Some hats were sold with a snood attached, which is the case with the hat/snood combo shown at the bottom right.
To use a snood, gather all the hair in the back after you have rolled the sides and styled the front. You can curl the back or not before placing it into the snood. This is a very a quick hairstyle to create. It's great for long to medium-length hair. Snoods are easily pinned to the crown area and along the sides of the snood. You can purchase them at wig shops, at certain beauty supply houses and sometimes at vintage clothing stores. | |
