[chachacha]

just thought it would be fun to remember the days of our teens. i remember on long island around 1958 i was told that "all the girls" were wearing their new dungarees in a hot bathtub to shrink them to the perfect fit...does anyone remember hearing this or actually doing it? any other odd customs one would care to share? cotton candy pink lipstick? the halo girl contests? didn't we have fun?

[jblum315]

Elaborate flip hairdos that were hard to maintain - no blow dryers!

[kagney123]

Originally Posted by chachacha

just thought it would be fun to remember the days of our teens. i remember on long island around 1958 i was told that "all the girls" were wearing their new dungarees in a hot bathtub to shrink them to the perfect fit...does anyone remember hearing this or actually doing it? any other odd customs one would care to share? cotton candy pink lipstick? the halo girl contests? didn't we have fun?

After school I would set up the ironing board, my classmates would sit and lean back, I would brush their hair then cover it with a paper bag and iron their hair..I was an expert...LoL

[kittygilchrist]

In fourth grade, we went on the playground as a group, one of us would take several deep breaths and the other would squeeze her around the chest, causing her to pass out. I got up after the squeeze from Chantelle, who was no wuss of a girl, with sandspurs stuck in my arm. Taylor County, FL entertainment...

[kagney123]

Originally Posted by kittygilchrist

In fourth grade, we went on the playground as a group, one of us would take several deep breaths and the other would squeeze her around the chest, causing her to pass out. I got up after the squeeze from Chantelle, who was no wuss of a girl, with sandspurs stuck in my arm. Taylor County, FL entertainment...

OMG forgot all about this....once passed out while on the ground we had to answer all questions truthfully..For instance..."Do you like Marty Lillis" LoL
we really at times pretended we were passed out for 10 minutes.
Thinking about this today, it was a dangerous game... Hudson County, New Jersey

[2newyorkers]

I loved my "Birdie" blouses and I would set my hair with spoolies. What is a halo girl?

[DianeM]

I sat in the tub to shrink my Levi jeans. Felt miserable but did it anyway.

[Barefoot]

What a fun thread!

Instead of suntan lotion, we used baby oil with iodine in it. And we would cut out the initials of our current boyfriend (out of adhesive tape) and apply them to our body so we'd tan around the initials. Sort of a reverse tattoo.

And the most daring body part we ever pierced was our ears!

[Shirleevee]

Originally Posted by chachacha

just thought it would be fun to remember the days of our teens. i remember on long island around 1958 i was told that "all the girls" were wearing their new dungarees in a hot bathtub to shrink them to the perfect fit...does anyone remember hearing this or actually doing it? any other odd customs one would care to share? cotton candy pink lipstick? the halo girl contests? didn't we have fun?

Delmonte tomato sauce empty cans for hair rollers..........

[chachacha]

Originally Posted by 2newyorkers

I loved my "Birdie" blouses and I would set my hair with spoolies. What is a halo girl?

i don't know what a birdie blouse is but every year there was a contest for the halo shampoo girl, and the public voted on the girl with the most beautiful long, shiny hair. there would be "voting booths" at many local stores with photos. tell us oldies about the birdie blouse, please. i remember setting my long hair with pin curls at night.

[sharonga]

Originally Posted by Shirleevee

Delmonte tomato sauce empty cans for hair rollers..........

Hi, Shirlee, I am from SI too. moved about one year ago. Now in Sanibel.

[sharonga]

O.K. this was the Brooklyn way.......wore our dungarees in the shower to shrink them to match our body. Lay on the bed and pull the zipper up. My hair was teased and hairsprayed high and hard!!!!! Eyeliner thick with doe eyes, and I was a good girl!!!!!

[njbchbum]

Originally Posted by chachacha

i don't know what a birdie blouse is but every year there was a contest for the halo shampoo girl, and the public voted on the girl with the most beautiful long, shiny hair. there would be "voting booths" at many local stores with photos. tell us oldies about the birdie blouse, please. i remember setting my long hair with pin curls at night.

in my house we voted for miss rheingold!

never ironed hair - but did iron sheets dried outdoors on a clothes line, uniform shirts and and father's underwear!

we listened to paul harvey, walter winchell [good evening mr. and mrs. america and all the ships at sea] and bob and ray on the radio; watched american bandstand on tv after school, walt disney and ed sullivan on sunday nite.

[panamachica]

Anyone else still have their 'Poodle' skirt?

[mac9]

Here is a website that sells patterns for birdie blouses.My happy sewing place...: McCall 764: The Birdie Blouse