Specific Hair Styles Sought

[KathyGables]

I graduated from high school in 1971. I am looking for female hairstyles of the period. Pretty hard to find styles other than modern and Victorian (for role-playing). Attached is a picture of what I am looking for. The two images on the left are me. The image on the right was my best friend's high school senior picture. She tragically passed a few years ago. I would like to give her a Second Life. Any help on where I might find the hairstyles in the picture below? I assume there are custom hair makers out there. Any recommendations?

 

 

[Sasy Scarborough]

1 hour ago, KathyGables said:

I graduated from high school in 1971. I am looking for female hairstyles of the period. Pretty hard to find styles other than modern and Victorian (for role-playing). Attached is a picture of what I am looking for. The two images on the left are me. The image on the right was my best friend's high school senior picture. She tragically passed a few years ago. I would like to give her a Second Life. Any help on where I might find the hairstyles in the picture below? I assume there are custom hair makers out there. Any recommendations?

 

 

I would first try Clawtooth by Bubbles Clawtooth, then also some DP YumYum or Tram, I would also try approaching someone like Bubbles, because not only is he very into retro styles he is a lovely person and your story is heartwarming, and he may be able to consider doing something along those lines in future. LeLutka also has a style similar to your friend but as an add on attachment with hairbase base.  Good luck and if I can think of others I will add.

[Elora Lunasea]

Some of the older styles by Truth might fit the bill also.

I seem to recall seeing some of the bottom flips there. 

Try Doux , EMO-tions, Vanity Hair. I have some from each that are kind of retro in feel. 

I agree about Lelutka - they don't specialize in hair but the few they have a really nice, classic styles with a retro feel that might suit what you need.

FYI as far as I know there aren't creators that do custom hair. 

[KathyGables]

Sasy, Thanks so much. Bubbles sounds like the guy I need to talk to.

Elora, Thanks for your response. Truth has always been my first stop when shopping for hair. They have a few retros but I didn't find any that did a good job matching the hair in the pictures of me and my BFF. If these were just alts the ones I found would be good enough. But this is me and my BFF. But I appreciate your response is right on the mark if I wasn't being overly picky on these two.

Edited May 4, 2019 by KathyGables

[Zeta Vandyke]

I have three hairs that come in mind. Its not exactly the same, but for me has the same style/feel to it. Maybe its what you are looking for.

1. DOUX - Zoe
2. Entwined - Veronica
3. DOUX - Prudence

[KathyGables]

Hi Zeta, Thanks very much. I see what you are getting at and will check out the demos.

It's obvious that you spent a little time making those pix to show me. I'm impressed and appreciative. 

BTW, I love the dress you are wearing in #2. Can you tell me who the maker is?

Edited May 4, 2019 by KathyGables

[KathyGables]

 

 

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11 hours ago, Elora Lunasea said:

FYI as far as I know there aren't creators that do custom hair. 

 

[KathyGables]

 

 

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11 hours ago, Elora Lunasea said:

 

 

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11 hours ago, Elora Lunasea said:

FYI as far as I know there aren't creators that do custom hair. 

Sorry for the above post. I wanted to edit it but somehow posted it instead. I cannot delete it since it has been posted,

So I will continue with what I had intended to say to Elora...

Elora, you wrote "FYI as far as I know there aren't creators that do custom hair". 

My thought on that is "short of giving my first born child, anything is negotiable". I love my second born child but in a pinch...

 

[Zeta Vandyke]

11 hours ago, KathyGables said:

BTW, I love the dress you are wearing in #2. Can you tell me who the maker is?

Lana Dress made by Miss Chelsea

[Skell Dagger]

EMO-tions have a couple that - while not exactly what you're looking for - do come close:

• Sandra (70s big wave, but the volume is a bit more 80s and it has a hairband)
• Charlie (side-pinned bob)

You can also try Rezology, who have several retro styles - but make sure to demo those, as their styles can sit unnaturally high on the head (and, if rigged, they can't be edited down) and can sometimes be high-complexity.

Lastly, it's not mesh, but I recall that one of the additional old sculpted starter avatar hairstyles (now in the inventory library folder under [I think]  Accessories > More Hair, or something like that) was a shoulder-length, side-curled style very much like the one in your centre image.

It's a shame that Pocket Mirrors don't have much available in their MP store. They use to have a lot of retro hairstyles. You may also get more success if you widen your search to include 1960s hairstyles (albeit you'll then be scrolling through a lot of backcombed beehive 'dos). A lot of designers seem to create long, shaggy hair (more Woodstock hippie, in all honesty) when making 1970s hair, but - since your photos are from '71 - the 60s aesthetic was still around and influencing styles.

Sadly, so many of the styles that might have worked for this are very old, horribly-dated, high-complexity prim offerings from creators who thought that full-bright glowing hair textures should have been a thing...

Edited May 5, 2019 by Skell Dagger

[LittleMe Jewell]

15 hours ago, KathyGables said:

My thought on that is "short of giving my first born child, anything is negotiable". I love my second born child but in a pinch...

I truly laughed at this, especially the last porton.  Since you are new to the forums, I wasn't sure if you would see a "laugh" reaction on the post as a good thing (it can be used to indicate good and sarcastic laughter at something), so I decide to quote it and chuckle in a new post instead.

 

 

I had often commented that unlike most folks my first born was definitely negotiable, especially when he was younger.  

Edited May 5, 2019 by LittleMe Jewell

[KathyGables]

6 hours ago, Skell Dagger said:

EMO-tions have a couple that - while not exactly what you're looking for - do come close:

• Sandra (70s big wave, but the volume is a bit more 80s and it has a hairband)
• Charlie (side-pinned bob)

You can also try Rezology, who have several retro styles - but make sure to demo those, as their styles can sit unnaturally high on the head (and, if rigged, they can't be edited down) and can sometimes be high-complexity.

Lastly, it's not mesh, but I recall that one of the additional old sculpted starter avatar hairstyles (now in the inventory library folder under [I think]  Accessories > More Hair, or something like that) was a shoulder-length, side-curled style very much like the one in your centre image.

It's a shame that Pocket Mirrors don't have much available in their MP store. They use to have a lot of retro hairstyles. You may also get more success if you widen your search to include 1960s hairstyles (albeit you'll then be scrolling through a lot of backcombed beehive 'dos). A lot of designers seem to create long, shaggy hair (more Woodstock hippie, in all honesty) when making 1970s hair, but - since your photos are from '71 - the 60s aesthetic was still around and influencing styles.

Sadly, so many of the styles that might have worked for this are very old, horribly-dated, high-complexity prim offerings from creators who thought that full-bright glowing hair textures should have been a thing...

Thanks for the wealth of resources on retro hairstyles. I am always in need of those because I am emotionally stuck in the 60's and 70's.

DOUX Zoe is my perfect solution for #1 and it sounds like the starter hairstyle is going to be my answer for #2. Interesting that no one has suggested a solution for #3. I thought that would be an easy one to find in the discount/retro areas. I guess not.

 

[KathyGables]

1 hour ago, LittleMe Jewell said:

I truly laughed at this, especially the last porton.  Since you are new to the forums, I wasn't sure if you would see a "laugh" reaction on the post as a good thing (it can be used to indicate good and sarcastic laughter at something), so I decide to quote it and chuckle in a new post instead.

 

 

I had often commented that unlike most folks my first born was definitely negotiable, especially when he was younger.  

Well, Kathy is my alt. My main avatar is 13 years old in SL so I have been around the block more than a few times. I love Kathy. She is much more centered on my present life than my main character who is based on an interesting person from a century ago. 😉👍

Edited May 5, 2019 by KathyGables