Medieval drawing showing woman with snood / hair net I am sorry I cannot mention sources for these pictures, as I just dragged them to my desktop and forgot to copy the links. Of course, these snoods always reflected always the status of the women that wore it. As in modern times, it was probably always a question of fashion, when snoods were worn or not, how big they were, combined with other head-dressing items as hats etc. There are many, many pictures that show women wearing such snoods. Snoods were not only worn in the late 30s and in the 40s, but are an accessory that was common even in medieval times. Depending on which side of the great pond you live. For some people a snood is a kind of loop worn as a scarf, for others it's a kind of net to put your hair in. But if you prefer a more casual look or something simple, there's the snood. Of course you can wear a hat (more to that subject will follow). When you are interested in vintage clothing or even sew your own wardrobe after patterns from the 40s or 50s, you sooner or later are confronted with the question how to "dress" your hair.
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