Salons quickly became an iconic symbol of ... Tight curls were especially popular in the 1950s, and women depended on their hairstylists to mimic looks coined by Elizabeth Taylor and Marilyn ...

Exercise and diet are not the only things to radically change over the last half-century. In the 1950s, a new home cost £2,000 but an office worker's average wage was just £ 14 a week.

in his Cleveland beauty salon in the late 1950s, and together they created a beauty empire, first with Ardell—a company that ...

Learn about Mae Reeves, Anna Bissell, Estée Lauder, Maggie Walker, and Sara Sunshine—five women from Smithsonian collections ...

In Jamaica during the 1950s, people began to gather in parks and on beaches, partying to music that was spun by entrepreneurial disc jockeys and piped through outdoor loudspeakers. This quirk of ...

After World War Two finished in 1945 life got better for children in Britain during the 1950s. The destruction of the war and evacuation had shown people how poor many children were. It was agreed ...

Eric Schmidt, the former Google chief executive, has his eye on one of the most storied private estates in Los Angeles: ...

Women in Ukraine have a reputation for beautiful nails, and the country’s nail professionals — called “nail masters” here — are coveted hires at salons throughout Europe. Their manicures ...

Publisher Konami and developer Far Out Games have announced Deliver At All Costs, an action game set in 1959 that puts players in the role of a courier of unconventional cargo. It will be ...

With its towering white cliffs, azure seas and ever-shifting flock of superyachts, the Italian island of Capri is "the ...

Once in a while comes a show that transports viewers from the real world to the sublime and works as a time machine. ‘OP ...

This is the first time China has raised its retirement age since the 1950s. It will be phased in gradually, starting on Jan. 1, 2025. The retirement age for men, previously 60, will increase in ...